The best known 'forever chemical' is the Teflon used for non-stick cookware. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful “forever chemicals”, according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies.
Blank spots on the global map – notably in Africa and South America – are likely due to a lack of data, according to the report. The European survey was the result of a months-long investigation by 18 European newsrooms collectively called “The Forever Pollution Project.”Their analysis concluded that Europe is far more contaminated by PFAS than previously understood, and that it will cost tens of billions of euros to rid nature of these hazardous chemicals.
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