US EditionAmericans Eat Fish with a Higher Level of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Study Finds
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An article published on Thursday 18 December in the scientific journal states that Pfoa and Pfos, two eternal cancer-causing pollutants now banned, permeate fishery products. Fish imported from Sweden and Finland, whose waters are particularly polluted, thus contribute to increased exposure to Pfas.
An international study published on December 18 in the journal Science reveals widespread contamination of marine fish by two PFAS—PFOA and PFOS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances long used by the chemical industry and now banned. These "perennial pollutants," which persist in the environment for decades, are linked to cancer, kidney and liver disease, immune disorders, and birth defects. For more information, see below. In Brief / Pollution …
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