Chemical pollution
Often invisible to the human eye, harmful chemicals are polluting our ocean and impacting marine life. We need to turn the tide on chemical pollution and stop it at source before it's too late.
Chemical pollution has been dubbed as one of the key factors in the current biodiversity crisis. There have been many scientific studies that prove the impact that harmful chemicals are having on marine wildlife ranging from reduced fertility in killer whales, to increased risk of infectious disease in harbour porpoises, and reduced blubber production in seal pups.
PFAS aka 'forever chemicals'
PFAS (Per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances), nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ are a highly persistent group of several thousand chemicals. Find out more about them, why they're a problem and what we're doing about it.
Network of academics
We know that pollution - including chemical pollution - is one of the key drivers of the biodiversity crisis. We've worked with academics to produce a briefing document we can use to lobby the government for change.
UK Chemicals Strategy
We're at a crossroads with chemical regulation in the UK, with a Chemicals Strategy expected shortly.