Hidden chemical load rivals climate crisis in scale of risk

Hidden chemical load rivals climate crisis in scale of risk

A new report warns that the world’s 100-million-plus industrial chemicals are contaminating air, water, and human bodies with health effects ranging from ADHD to cancer.Damien Gayle reports for The Guardian.In short:Researchers at Deep Science Ventures examined hundreds of studies and interviews and identified 3,600 food-contact chemicals in people, 80 of them deemed especially hazardous.PFAS “forever chemicals” now fall with rain and 90% of the…