Tag: PFAS
PFAS in almost all drinking water sources in Sweden
Major survey reveals the numbers • The toxic chemicals can cause cancer The vast majority of drinking water sources in Sweden are affected by the toxic chemicals PFAS. This is…
High levels of PFAS are found in breast milk
Transferred to breastfed children: “May increase the risks of certain types of cancer” Many women in Sweden have higher levels of the environmental toxin PFAS in their breast milk than…
Unknown PFAS substance has been detected in the groundwater
Researchers have discovered a relatively unknown form of PFAS in groundwater. In more than 200 places in the country, the PFAS substance TFA was found almost everywhere, and now scientists…
Swimming? Then you don’t have to worry about PFAS in the province
The fact that there is little of this stuff in the water does not mean that the swimming quality is good. That is why the province, together with the Regional…
PFAS continues to leak into the groundwater in Kallinge
The PFAS scandal in Kallinge broke in 2013, when the county administration in Blekinge carried out an extended sampling of environmental toxins in the groundwater. The Brantafors water plant in…
environmentalists take on PFAS, the eternal pollutants
While themes concerning the environment are struggling to find their place in a very geopolitically oriented European campaign, environmentalists have decided to make themselves heard in an original way. This…
124 places in the province possibly contaminated with PFAS
Province of Utrecht – There may be 124 places contaminated with PFAS in the province of Utrecht. The province confirms four seriously contaminated PFAS locations, mainly around the former Soesterberg…
Complaints against the Dutch state for pollution and health damage caused by PFAS
The case will be the first class action in the field of PFAS contamination in which the government is held accountable. The poisonous substance is also present in the ground…
Can we replace irreplaceable PFAS? Post-modern life, instructions for use
News Published on 04/13/2024 at 1:03 p.m. Updated 04/13/2024 at 1:03 p.m. Reading 3 min. Is it possible to replace per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS or “perennial pollutants” that accumulate…
PFAS in ditch in Utrecht Veemarkt district
The abbreviation PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. It is a collective name for chemicals that are man-made. The fabrics are heat-resistant and dirt- and water-repellent. For example, they…