TLDR: Michael Sheen discovered Douglas Gowan’s story about toxic chemical leaks from Brofiscin Quarry, Wales, which contained PCBs from Monsanto. Gowan’s findings, initially dismissed by the government, suggested serious environmental and health risks. Sheen documented Gowan’s testimony before his death in 2018, revealing a potential cover-up and health impacts from the chemicals. This led to the BBC Radio 4 podcast, “Buried: The Last Witness,” exploring the contamination’s widespread effects and questioning if the public might be the victims.
I put this in the original post but I guess I don’t know how it works because it’s not there now :/
As soon as I read the second paragraph about toxic chemicals escaping a landfill I thought of Brofiscin.
That place has a hell of a history.
Sometimes it feels like he’s the only person standing up for Wales
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TLDR: Michael Sheen discovered Douglas Gowan’s story about toxic chemical leaks from Brofiscin Quarry, Wales, which contained PCBs from Monsanto. Gowan’s findings, initially dismissed by the government, suggested serious environmental and health risks. Sheen documented Gowan’s testimony before his death in 2018, revealing a potential cover-up and health impacts from the chemicals. This led to the BBC Radio 4 podcast, “Buried: The Last Witness,” exploring the contamination’s widespread effects and questioning if the public might be the victims.
I put this in the original post but I guess I don’t know how it works because it’s not there now :/
As soon as I read the second paragraph about toxic chemicals escaping a landfill I thought of Brofiscin.
That place has a hell of a history.
Sometimes it feels like he’s the only person standing up for Wales