For rd example, the UK Chemicals Inves�ga�on Programme(CIP), which has completed its 3 phase, has found levels of the banned chemical PFOS (a member of the PFAS group of chemicals) concentrated in coastal and transi�onal waters at levels exceeding the current environmental quality standard by more than 10 �mes across all sites monitored. PFAS, a group of persistent, bioaccummula�ve and toxic chemicals, are being i ii found in increasing levels in the environment in the UK and local wildlife, in par�cular in gannets and shags in Scotland.