Scientists Warn That 'Forever Chemicals' Now Found Globally in Rainwater
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Scientists Warn That , 'Forever Chemicals' , Now Found Globally in Rainwater.
According to newly released water quality guidelines, even
the most remote parts of the world have levels of "forever
chemicals" so high that rainwater is "unsafe to drink.".
Based on the latest US guidelines for PFOA
in drinking water, rainwater everywhere
would be judged unsafe to drink, Ian Cousins, Lead author of the study and professor at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that
forever chemicals are a group of
manmade hazardous products called PFAS.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to cancer in humans.
Those chemicals have spread globally
through waterways, oceans, soils
and the atmosphere in recent decades.
Those chemicals have spread globally
through waterways, oceans, soils
and the atmosphere in recent decades.
Now, traces of those chemicals can be
found in the Earth's most remote locations,
from Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau.
Now, traces of those chemicals can be
found in the Earth's most remote locations,
from Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau.
Although in the industrial world we don’t
often drink rainwater, many people around
the world expect it to be safe to drink and it
supplies many of our drinking water sources, Ian Cousins, Lead author of the study and professor at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University, via 'The Independent'.
The extreme persistence and continual
global cycling of certain PFAS will
lead to the continued exceedance
of the [water quality] guidelines, Professor Martin Scheringer, a co-author of the study
and based at ETH Zurich in Switzerland and Masaryk
University in the Czech Republic, via 'The Independent'.
According to the research team,
PFAS has been associated with
a number of serious health impacts, including , cancer, learning and behavioral problems in children,
infertility, pregnancy complications, increased
cholesterol and immune system problems.
According to the research team,
PFAS has been associated with
a number of serious health impacts, including , cancer, learning and behavioral problems in children,
infertility, pregnancy complications, increased
cholesterol and immune system problems
According to newly released water quality guidelines, even
the most remote parts of the world have levels of "forever
chemicals" so high that rainwater is "unsafe to drink.".
Based on the latest US guidelines for PFOA
in drinking water, rainwater everywhere
would be judged unsafe to drink, Ian Cousins, Lead author of the study and professor at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that
forever chemicals are a group of
manmade hazardous products called PFAS.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to cancer in humans.
Those chemicals have spread globally
through waterways, oceans, soils
and the atmosphere in recent decades.
Those chemicals have spread globally
through waterways, oceans, soils
and the atmosphere in recent decades.
Now, traces of those chemicals can be
found in the Earth's most remote locations,
from Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau.
Now, traces of those chemicals can be
found in the Earth's most remote locations,
from Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau.
Although in the industrial world we don’t
often drink rainwater, many people around
the world expect it to be safe to drink and it
supplies many of our drinking water sources, Ian Cousins, Lead author of the study and professor at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University, via 'The Independent'.
The extreme persistence and continual
global cycling of certain PFAS will
lead to the continued exceedance
of the [water quality] guidelines, Professor Martin Scheringer, a co-author of the study
and based at ETH Zurich in Switzerland and Masaryk
University in the Czech Republic, via 'The Independent'.
According to the research team,
PFAS has been associated with
a number of serious health impacts, including , cancer, learning and behavioral problems in children,
infertility, pregnancy complications, increased
cholesterol and immune system problems.
According to the research team,
PFAS has been associated with
a number of serious health impacts, including , cancer, learning and behavioral problems in children,
infertility, pregnancy complications, increased
cholesterol and immune system problems