Land Around Former Johnson's Factory, Bootle
Some chemicals used at the time of its operation as a dry cleaners have remained in the ground and have spread slightly beyond the original borders of the site. We are now carrying out precautionary checks to understand whether these could affect indoor air in nearby homes.
There is currently no evidence that these chemicals have affected air quality levels inside homes near to the site, however testing is being carried out as a precautionary measure. Many properties are expected to have no or only very low level traces of these chemicals in the air.