It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas.
All Scotland’s public drinking water remains below official Pfas thresholds for safe consumption. But scientists say the data from Fair Isle and other coastal areas represents an alarming indication of our mark on the world’s seas, and of how ill-equipped the UK’s current monitoring system is to record its accumulation.
