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Unfortunately, the study found that these PFAS-contaminated pesticides are used throughout the country on staple crops like corn, strawberries, kale, and more (this bad news comes as a second blow ...
Toxic chemicals called PFAS are in pesticides sprayed on food and included in pet flea treatments and home bug repellants, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.
WASHINGTON— A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” are ...
Recent data show pesticide residues reach household dust and bathing linens, exposing residents to enduring health risks.
Plus, overall, they found that fluorination (a process that can create PFAS) is increasingly used by chemical companies in the manufacture of pesticides, to make them stick around for longer. While 14 ...
The little we do know is extremely troubling: although only about 20 percent of PFAS pesticides have been monitored in U.S. waterways, federal regulators have found nearly all of them in rivers ...
Leading chemists have warned against efforts to narrow the scientific definition of PFAS. In a statement published by the ...
A proposed bill in Maryland could require the Department of Agriculture to ban certain pesticides and PFAS, or forever chemicals, from being used in the state. Under House Bill 386, the Department ...
Very high concentrations of TFA, the smallest and most widespread PFAS compound, have been found in European wine bottles, according to the Pesticide Action Network (PAN). The use of fluorinated ...
Toxic chemicals called PFAS are in pesticides sprayed on food and included in pet flea treatments and home bug repellants, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.
Toxic chemicals called PFAS are in pesticides sprayed on food and included in pet flea treatments and home bug repellants, a new study found.