2024-10-16 23:55:10
Regulation
Health
EU Moves Towards Restricting 'Forever Chemicals'
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Environmental News - Environment, Earth Sciences
Environment
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth and Marine Conservation Society found alarming PFAS levels, including banned PFOS and PFOA, in Langstone Harbor after sewage discharges from a plant serving 400,000 people. PFBA was over 6,000 times higher in seaweed, potentially harming wildlife. PFAS can impact human and wildlife health, with toxicity and epidemiological studies showing adverse effects. Previous research showed PFOS exposure reduced reproduction and increased disease in amphipods,..
EuroNews
Forever chemicals: What are they and could they be totally banned in the EU?
Economy
EU already restricts some PFAS like PFHxA in food packaging, cosmetics, textiles; broader PFAS ban proposed to address widespread environmental contamination.
Environmental News - Environment, Earth Sciences
Study finds PFAS in fish far from contamination sources
Professor Elsie Sunderland, a leading expert, emphasizes the public health risks of widespread PFAS contamination in aquatic ecosystems, calling for expanded monitoring to protect communities relying on freshwater fishing.
EuroNews
PFAS, Eternal Pollutants and a True Scourge in Europe
PFAS, ubiquitous synthetic chemical pollutants, are a major concern in Europe due to their potentially harmful effects on health and the environment. Several industrial sites in the Chemical Valley near Lyon, such as those of Arkema and Daikin, are accused of releasing these substances.
EuroNews
"Ewigkeitschemikalien": Werden PFAS in Europa verboten?
Wirtschaft
Politik
PFAS, sogenannte "Ewigkeitschemikalien", sind in Frankreich zu einem großen Umweltskandal geworden. In der Stadt Pierre-Bénite wurden hohe Konzentrationen in Wasser, Boden und Luft entdeckt. Die Regionalversammlung von Lyon hat rechtliche Schritte gegen die Chemieunternehmen Arkema und Daikin eingeleitet, die für die Verschmutzung verantwortlich sein sollen. Wissenschaftliche Studien bringen PFAS mit Krebsarten, Herz-Kreislauf- und Schilddrüsenerkrankungen, Unfruchtbarkeit und Störungen des Im..
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