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Kompletter EU-Stopp für schädliche Ewigkeitschemikalien scheint vom Tisch

Die #NGO Corporate Europe Observatory (#CEO) mit Schwerpunkt #EU-#Politik kritisierte die im Aktionsplan formulierten Schritte im Umgang mit #PFAS. Damit betreibe die EU-Kommission eher ein Spiel der Verschleierung als eines der Klarheit: "Indem sie betont, dass sie eine Handvoll Verbraucheranwendungen verbieten will, riskiert die Kommission, das viel umfassendere EU-Verbot zu untergraben, das derzeit wissenschaftlich geprüft wird", hieß es in einem Statement von Vicky Cann, die bei CEO als Forscherin tätig ist. Sie riet der EU-Kommission, sich gegen die "mächtige #Unternehmenslobby" zu behaupten.

derstandard.at/story/300000028

#Umweltgift
#Gesundheit
#EUPol

DER STANDARD · Kompletter EU-Stopp für schädliche Ewigkeitschemikalien scheint vom TischLanglebige Chemikalien bergen große Risiken für Umwelt und Gesundheit. Die Industrie lobbyiert gegen ein Totalverbot, nun ist die EU-Chemiebehörde am Zug
Mojo ♻️

UNSW scientists have discovered 21 new PFAS compounds in Sydney’s tap water—bringing the known total to 31. One compound has never been found in drinking water anywhere before, and another is a rare breakdown product of firefighting foam. While the levels are extremely low and within current Aussie safety guidelines, they would raise concern under stricter international standards. NSW Health says the health risk is small and blood testing isn’t clinically helpful. But these findings, enabled by sharper testing, underline how much is still unknown—and why transparency and updated standards matter now more than ever.

#PFAS #WaterSafety #Sydney #foreverchemicals #drinkingwater

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/21-

ABC News · 21 new PFAS chemicals identified in Sydney tap water via sensitive testing methodsBy Jean Kennedy
MicronH⚖️😷

“we'll welcome journalist Mariah Blake, author of the new book They Poisoned the World, Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, which revealed the true hazards of PFAS…after losing several friends and relatives to cancer, an unassuming insurance underwriter in Houssuck Falls, New York began to suspect that the local water supply was polluted.

Turns out it was.”

From Ralph Nader Radio Hour: The State of Labor/ Forever Chemicals,
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/

The State of Labor/ Forever Chemicals
Apple PodcastsThe State of Labor/ Forever ChemicalsPodcast Episode · Ralph Nader Radio Hour · 08/09/2025 · 1h 25m
#PFAS#Unions#GOP
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dillyd

I walk into my kitchen and somebody is cooking with pfas. PFAS! People got so addicted to it, they don't know how to cook without it anymore. Here, have some forever chemicals for dinner. But at least the cleanup is easy.
(Spoiler: cleanup is just as easy with cast iron.)
Time to forever banish this forever chemical pan.
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dillyd

I have *a lot* of pots and pans in my kitchen. Stainless steel, cast iron, enamelled cast iron. Different sizes, shapes, depths. I just counted 43. And they're all visible. Hanging on hooks or on top of the cupboards. On all four walls. And yet it has happened twice in 2 months that somebody has come to cook in my kitchen, and not satisfied with the selection, has rummaged deep in the lower cupboards to find the lone teflon style pan that I banished years ago.
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Mojo ♻️

Hard choice for cattle farmer after Biloela property contaminated by PFAS — Grazier Larry Acton faces a heart-wrenching decision: sell at a loss or risk passing on "the poisoned chalice" of land contaminated by PFAS — the so-called forever chemicals — from the Callide Power Station. Recent tightening of national water-safety guidelines has amplified the stakes for his cattle operation and legacy.

#pfas #foreverchemicals #contamination #australia #environment #waterquality

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/pfa

ABC News · Hard choice for cattle farmer after Biloela property contaminated by PFASBy Jasmine Hines
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)

DemocracyNow: “They Poisoned the World”: The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against PFAS, “Forever Chemicals”

"In a major victory for environmental advocates, chemical giant #DuPont and its related companies have agreed to pay $2 billion to clean up four industrial sites in #NewJersey that are contaminated with “forever #chemicals,” or #PFAS, which have been found to persist in everything from rainwater to human breast milk."

democracynow.org/2025/8/8/fore

Democracy Now! · “They Poisoned the World”: The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against <span class="caps">PFAS</span>, “Forever Chemicals”By Democracy Now!
#environment#activism
Simon D.

Le Danemark interdit 23 pesticides ayant des PFAS pour protéger l’eau

lareleveetlapeste.fr/le-danema

Le Danemark a interdit début juillet 23 pesticides contenant des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées, autrement appelés PFAS ou polluants éternels, en raison du risque de contamination des eaux souterraines.

« Nous savons que les PFAS peuvent, entre autres, provoquer des cancers et affecter les milieux aquatiques et les animaux. Il est crucial que nous prenions dès maintenant des mesures fortes contre la pollution par les PFAS. »

La Relève et La Peste · Le Danemark interdit 23 pesticides ayant des PFAS pour protéger l’eauPour protéger les eaux souterraines, le Danemark a interdit 23 pesticides contenant des PFAS ou polluants éternels.
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