A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS ‘forever chemical’ in the environment.
Researchers from UNSW Sydney found that branched perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was more prevalent than expected in firefighting foam. PFOA is classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Firefighting foams have historically been composed of Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, which have been linked to environmental and health issues because they can take hundreds or even thousands of years to naturally break down.
Read more at: University of New South Wales
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