UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal

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Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest.

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  • Reported by BBC Science and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:01:12 UTC.

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