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The Guardian
UK · 2 hrs ago
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Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation
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A peer-reviewed study tracking PFAS ('forever chemicals') in northern gannet eggs in Canada's St Lawrence Seaway basin found levels fell by up to 74% over 55 years, with researchers attributing the decline to effective environmental regulations.

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Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation
Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study Levels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective. Researchers looked at Pfas levels in the eggs of northern gannets in the St Lawrence Seaway basin over a 55-year period. Pfas levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals’ use in the late 199
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