Chemicals at former fuel depot 'have been removed'
Barrels of forever chemicals left at a development site have been removed, a developer has said.
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"this potential risk and any contamination identified will be cleaned up immediately."
— Hugo Llewelyn , Executive
"A 'pressure group' has trespassed unlawfully to obtain a questionable sample from this site."
— Hugo Llewelyn , Executive
"the specification for the Phase 2 investigation has therefore been designed to specifically address this potential risk."
— Hugo Llewelyn , Executive
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