California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds

Forever chemicals' sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of obvious problem'

California farms applied an average of 2.5m lb of Pfas forever chemicals" per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lb, a new review of state records shows.

The chemicals are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, wine grapes, alfalfa and tomatoes, the review of California department of pesticide regulation data found. The Environmental Working Group non-profit put together the report.