A large sample of European drinking water has detected a substance linked to "forever chemicals" used in pesticides and refrigeration, a coalition of non-governmental organizations said Wednesday.
    • brlemworld@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A large sample of European drinking water, bottled and tap, has detected a persistent man-made “forever chemical” linked to synthetic pesticides.

      Synthetic pesticides == plastics industry

  • Amanda@aggregatet.orgSvenska
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    4 months ago

    The groundwater supply where I live is apparently rather contaminated by PFAS from fire suppression foam. Local government sued the nearby military airport (who were running fire drills where they deployed lots of fire suppression foam) for the cleanup, but so far they’ve gotten away with “you can’t prove it’s us it could have been anyone”.