Bird study finds much larger volumes of toxic PFAS chemicals than previously reported

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Bird study finds much larger volumes of toxic PFAS chemicals than previously reported

Researchers studying birds and the food they eat are now finding much larger volumes of the toxic PFAS chemicals than before. The substances either never break down or degrade very slowly, which is why they are called "forever chemicals."

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France adopts 'one of the most ambitious' laws on PFAS

French MPs have adopted a bill to protect the public from the risks associated with forever chemicals. It bans their use in three product categories and imposes a charge on industrial water discharges under the 'polluter pays' principle.

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While MEPs are voting this Thursday on a ban on Pfas in certain products, a study states that they have identified a bacterium capable of decomposing them. The implementation of this solution remains hypothetical.

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Birds and food they eat have more and more PFAS substances, which do not break down or degrade very slowly, so they are called 'permanent chemicals'. ...

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are extremely persistent in the environment (soil, water, air) and in the human body Regeneration, February 20, 2025. The […] The entry In France they approve a Law against Perennial Pollutants (PFAS) was published first in RegeneraciónMX.

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The law to ban "eternal pollutants" in certain products was passed in the National Assembly on Thursday 20 February. These chemical molecules, called Pfas, are massively present in everyday life. They will be banned from all cosmetics and in certain clothes, from 1 January 2026. - Eternal pollutants: in which products does the law passed in the Assembly prohibit them? (Environment). TF1 INFO