Did you know pesticides are a substantial source of PFAS? Nearly 1/4th of all US conventional pesticide active ingredients were organofluorines & 14% were PFAS, and for active ingredients approved in the last 10 years, increased to 61% organofluorines and 30% PFAS. ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
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Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7
Background: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from
the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the
globe because of doc...