Inspectorate Warns: PFAS in Pesticides Is a Growing Danger to Drinking Water
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PFAS in pesticides pose a growing danger to drinking water in the Netherlands. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) warns of this in a report sent to the House of Representatives. The substances break down little or not at all and can be harmful to health. The inspectorate calculated that approximately 21,000 kilograms of the PFAS trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, end up in the water annually via pesticides. This makes it one of t…
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The future of drinking water in the Netherlands is threatened by pesticides containing PFAS. As a result, at least 21,000 kilograms of the PFAS trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) are released annually. This substance does not break down in the environment and poses an increasing risk to soil, crops, groundwater, surface water, and drinking water, warns the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT).
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