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UK Environment Agency Finds Worst PFAS Contamination at RAF Upper Heyford

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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The UK Environment Agency reported former RAF Upper Heyford has the worst PFAS contamination in Britain.
Developer-commissioned testing for the 9,000-home scheme found PFAS levels “unacceptable.”
The agency identified the base’s firefighting-training pond as the primary ongoing PFAS source.
Gallos Brook Environmental Group independently detected elevated PFAS in over a dozen streams beneath the base.
Ground-water and surface-water samples from the site all exceeded environmental standards.

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The UK Environment Agency reported former RAF Upper Heyford has the worst PFAS contamination in Britain.
Developer-commissioned testing for the 9,000-home scheme found PFAS levels “unacceptable.”
The agency identified the base’s firefighting-training pond as the primary ongoing PFAS source.
Gallos Brook Environmental Group independently detected elevated PFAS in over a dozen streams beneath the base.
Ground-water and surface-water samples from the site all exceeded environmental standards.