Article 5T632 PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ constantly cycle through ground, air and water, study finds

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ constantly cycle through ground, air and water, study finds

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Tom Perkins
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5T632)

The Stockholm University study highlights the chemicals' mobility, which has been found in penguin eggs and polar bears

Toxic PFAS forever chemicals" in the ocean are transported from seawater to air when waves hit the beach and that phenomenon represents a significant source of air pollution, a new study from Stockholm University has found.

The findings, published in Environmental Science & Technology, also partly explain how PFAS get into the atmosphere and eventually precipitation. The study, which collected samples from two Norwegian sites, also concludes that the pollution may impact large areas of inland Europe and other continents, in addition to coastal areas".

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