PFAS, dubbed in the news as "Forever Chemicals" or "The New Asbestos", but really, a group of many chemicals which need consideration during transactions and development to mitigate risk / liabilities and protect people / the environment. By adopting a proactive approach and considering significant (current and historical) PFAS sources upfront, we look to protect Vendors, Purchasers and Developers alike by providing them with clear reliable advice as part of the due diligence or development process. Where clean-up costs are potentially high and the regulatory landscape likely to become ever tighter, Geo-Environmental assessments should now include consideration of whether PFAS could be present. If you want to know more about PFAS or discuss how PFAS may impact you, feel free to reach out.
Introducing: PFAS Risk Assessments! The regulation of PFAS – a group including thousands of human-made chemicals widely used in industrial processes, firefighting foams and consumer products – is ever-changing and can result in risks and liabilities not being explicitly addressed. At REL, we believe that consideration should be given to PFAS from the earliest opportunity to protect our clients. Due to numerous and widespread historic uses of PFAS, there are many potential sources which may result in risks and liability during property development and investment. These must be assessed within the context of your site. That’s why we have developed an in-house PFAS risk screening tool to quickly and effectively assess the risks associated with PFAS at your site during a desk-based study. We review our PFAS Database of 24,500+ potential UK sources along with data provided by environmental searches to build a PFAS conceptual site model, determining the significance of risk and enabling informed decisions to be made. For further information, please follow the below link: https://lnkd.in/eQAvkrdV #PFAS #propertydevelopment #propertyinvestment #environmental