PFAS-yhdisteitä on löytynyt pohjavedestä lähes 250 tutkimuskohteesta eri puolilta Ruotsia. Pitoisuudet ovat Skånessa korkeammat kuin muualla maassa.
Ruotsin geologinen tutkimuslaitos (SGU) on tutkinut PFAS-yhdisteiden esiintymistä pohjavedessä kolmen vuoden ajan.
Tutkimuksessa on tarkasteltu lähes 250 eri kohdetta, kuten kaivoja, pohjavesiputkia ja luonnonlähteitä.
– Valitettavasti tilanne on näin huono, sanoo SGU:n valtiongeologi Joel Häggqvist.
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Municipal company Hemab warns around one thousand households in northern Härnösand not to drink tap water after a break-in at a water facility. Police are investigating suspected vandalism.
The tough water situation in southern Sweden persists according to new measurements from SGU. Low groundwater levels are reported in Skåne and other parts of Götaland.
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New research from the University of Notre Dame shows how PFAS chemicals move through the Great Lakes ecosystem and into people. The peer-reviewed study, published this spring, analyzed 42 years of data from nearly 2,500 samples across the food web.
Researchers from six institutions will soon begin a five-year study of toxic sites in coastal Georgia to assess health risks from industrial pollution worsened by climate change.
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Researchers have found that hydrogen radicals generated by intense ultraviolet light can degrade PFAS forever chemicals. The discovery, led by a team at Aarhus University, points to a potential path for destroying these persistent pollutants rather than merely removing them from water.
A new front has opened in the ongoing dispute over the safety of chemicals used in nonstick cookware. The conflict now centers on advertising claims about PFAS substances.
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The Trump administration announced plans to rescind restrictions on four types of PFAS in drinking water and extend compliance timelines for two others. Officials described the move as a realistic approach to protecting public health.