Tag: PFAS
Apple sued over ‘Watch’ straps allegedly carrying PFAS
Technology giant Apple is facing a lawsuit this time over “Apple Watch” straps that allegedly contain PFAS. stayed. Apple has been the target of a class-action lawsuit for selling Apple…
PFAS: “France must take urgent measures against the pollution of drinking water”
In France, a chemical compound, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), was found in the drinking water of a large majority of towns where it was searched for. This is the result of…
PFAS: what is it, what are the health dangers?
They are almost everywhere. The controversy over PFAS is growing in France. In January 2025, around forty associations, including French associations, asked the European Commission to ban lobbying by industries…
Be careful if you usually wear a smart watch or bracelet, as they contain high levels of PFAS, particularly toxic “forever pollutants” that our skin can absorb.
Be careful if you usually wear a smart watch or bracelet, as they contain high levels of PFAS, particularly toxic “forever pollutants” that our skin can absorb. Summary Like millions…
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…