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Toxic waste sites exposed in Michael Sheendocumentary are 'tip of the iceberg'

One scientist says there are thousands of sites across the UK that need investigating.

BBC News26 Aug 2026, 05:14 amUpdated 10h ago1 min readScienceGlobal

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Toxic waste sites exposed in Michael Sheen documentary are 'tip of the iceberg'

One scientist says there are thousands of sites across the UK that need investigating.

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Source: BBC News. Published 26 Aug 2026, 05:14 am.

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