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.
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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