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Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies

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WaterUtilitiesPfasPollutionUnited Utilities

Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants.

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