PFAS 'forever chemicals' constantly cycle through ground, air and water, study finds

The Stockholm University study highlights the chemicals' mobility, which has been found in penguin eggs and polar bearsToxic PFAS "forever chemicals" in the ocean are transported from seawater to air when waves hit the beach and that phenomenon represents a significant source of air pollution, a new study from Stockholm University has found.The findings, published in Environmental Science & Technology, also partly explain how PFAS get into the atmosphere and eventually precipitation. The study, which collected samples from two Norwegian sites, also concludes that the pollution "may impact large areas of inland Europe and other continents, in addition to coastal areas". Continue reading...