Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study

Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study

North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they did a decade ago, offering rare good news about the effectiveness of chemical regulations, Harvard University researchers report in a new study. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed tissue samples from pilot whales collected in the Faroe Islands between 1986 and 2023. Resear…