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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
51 minutes ago

A $1.3-billion river dredging in North Carolina by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could unleash forever chemicals'

Burdette worked with a team of North Carolina State University scientists who measured PFAS concentration in the blood of alligators and found that it was correlated with immune issues in the animals—another worrying sign in a decades-long history of PFAS poisoning in Cape Fear.
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Environment
fromEarth911
8 hours ago

Where to Find Eco-Friendly Ergonomic Pillows

The sustainable pillow market has grown significantly, but greenwashing and PFAS contamination in eco-labeled products pose serious health and environmental risks requiring careful verification through third-party certifications.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

We thought we'd got the numbers wrong': how a pristine lake came to have the highest levels of forever chemicals' on record

Holloman Lake, once an oasis, is now alarmingly contaminated with the highest recorded levels of PFAS chemicals.
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