This upsetting documentary goes to the town with the most terrifyingly high levels of Pfas in the UK, tests the locals and finds that nothing has been done to help them – and now it’s simply too late
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People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood ○
Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK’s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk category
Alarming levels of toxic forever chemicals have been found in th…
31 days ago
Fetuses likely have more ‘forever chemicals’ in blood than thought – report ⊕
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US test of 120 umbilical blood cord samples identified 42 Pfas compounds, which do not naturally break down
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63 days ago
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill ⊖⊖
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In Lancashire, I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them
Last week, on the morning the government published its Pfas action plan, I got…
81 days ago
New filtration technology could be game-changer in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ ⊖
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas “forever chemicals…
4 months ago
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds ⊖⊖
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that…
Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds ⊖
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Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sites
Drinking water contaminated with Pfas chemicals probably increases the risk of infant mortality a…
New York City bill aims to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting gear ⊖
Approval of legislation to ban Pfas would be major win for advocates pushing for safer gear alternatives across US
A new bill proposed in the New York city council would ban the use of toxic Pfas “for…
5 months ago
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient ○
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pe…
Gavin Newsom’s veto on bill to ban Pfas hands industry a win, advocates fear ⊖
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Decision from governor, eyeing presidential bid, could echo across US as similar bans considered in states like New York
Are Pfas in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’
A decisi…