Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination.

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250619-poison-in-the-water-the-town-with-the-worlds-worst-case-of-forever-chemicals-contamination?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

PFAs - a terrible warning

But still commercial and government organisations are allowed, and sometimes encouraged to continue polluting

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/world-worst-case-of-pfas-forever-chemicals-contamination-kallinge

The long read
Poison in the #water: the town with the world’s worst case of #foreverChemicals contamination
When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of #Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

By Marta Zaraska

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/world-worst-case-of-pfas-forever-chemicals-contamination-kallinge #science #environment #pollution

In a town with the worst contamination,
Forever chemicals cause consternation.
Poison in the water,
Residents all ought to barter,
For clean liquid, free from such vexation.

#GuardianLimerick #Pfas #Sweden #Environment #Europe #Rivers #Water #DuPont

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/world-worst-case-of-pfas-forever-chemicals-contamination-kallinge

«La confiance est rompue» : un document prouve que l’État était au courant depuis 2008 de la pollution de l’eau aux PFAS dans l’Oise
#CriminelsenColBlanc #pfas
https://vert.eco/articles/la-confiance-est-rompue-un-document-prouve-que-letat-etait-au-courant-depuis-2008-de-la-pollution-de-leau-aux-pfas-dans-loise

PFAS ohne Ende ... eine unglaubliche Geschichte, die uns in Zukunft wohl noch einiges an Kopfzerbrechen bringt.
#pfas #nordsee #ostsee
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/swr/pfas-ostsee-nordsee-100.html#:~:text=der%20Nord%2D%20oder-,Ostsee,-spazieren%20geht%2C%20sieht

"The UK rivers where ‘forever chemicals’ are found – and why scientists are worried"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/uk-rivers-forever-chemical-found-3752362

'Forever chemicals' detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania https://phys.org/news/2025-06-chemicals-sampled-private-wells-pennsylvania.html

PFAS Found in 65% of Private Wells Sampled in Pennsylvania https://www.ecowatch.com/pfas-private-wells-pennsylvania.html

PFAS-eating bacteria discovered in Veneto soil

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-pfas-bacteria-veneto-soil.html

> Certain bacteria isolated from soil could knock out "eternal pollutants," substances that, once dispersed in the environment, do not degrade and threaten human and planetary health: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), present in a wide range of products, from cosmetics to food packaging, from kitchen utensils to detergents.

Trinken verboten: #PFAS lassen Leitungswasser im #Elsass zum Risiko werden

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/suedbaden/trinkwasserverbot-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-giftige-pfas-chemikalien-100.html

Achtung, giftiges #Trinkwasser: Im #Elsass dürfen vulnerable Personen kein Leitungswasser mehr trinken. Das Verbot gilt für Kleinkinder bis 2 Jahre, schwangere und stillende Frauen sowie Menschen mit geschwächtem Immunsystem.
Im Wasser wurden sogenannte #PFAS-Chemikalien festgestellt. Diese Giftstoffe können Krebs oder neurologische Krankheiten auslösen.
Schuld am verschmutzten Trinkwasser ist der Flughafen, weil dort jahrelang Löschschaum verwendet wurde, der PFAS-Chemikalien enthält
(srfnews)

Dieser #Film (Vergiftete Wahrheit) basiert auf wahrer Begebenheit. Es geht um den Chemiekonzern #DuPond, der die Umwelt und auch seine Mitarbeiter durch den Einsatz von #PFOA vergiftet. PFOA gehört zu den #PFAS, den sogenannten #Ewigkeitschemikalien. Besonders brisant: DuPond wusste bereits seit den 60er um die Gefährlichkeit und die Folgen von PFOA, verschwieg dies und setzte es trotzdem ohne jegliche Schutzmaßnahmen ein.
Schade, das der Film so spät kam.

From: @geco_de
https://troet.cafe/@geco_de/114689934122927610

'Forever chemical' TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2yjxxvx08o

#PFAS exposure before birth could put your teen at risk for high blood pressure, study finds https://www.wmtw.com/article/pfas-exposure-before-birth-could-put-your-teen-at-risk-for-high-blood-pressure/65050579 #Science

New idea for breaking down "forever #chemical" #pfas compounds: finding the right catalyst for cleaving carbon-fluorine bonds. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-catalyst-cleaves-carbonfluorine-bonds-chemicals.html #carbon #chem #science #chemistry #pollution

"Scientists warn against attempts to change definition of ‘forever chemicals’"

#PFAS #ForeverChemicals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/10/scientists-warn-against-attempts-to-change-definition-of-forever-chemicals-pfas

Did nobody learn from the unregulated PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge America used on farms?

Texas guv done gone crazy.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-fracking-water-reuse-legislative-protections/