It Has the Highest Levels of Toxic PFAs in Drinking Water in Scotland. But How Did This Remote Island Become Awash With Forever Chemicals?
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June 02, 2026 | Source: The Guardian | by Daniel Shailer When the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain’s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island’s mythology: known as
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