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‘Forever chemicals’ entering Great Lakes through precipitation and air: Study

May 16, 2024

https://thehill.com/homenews/4666833-forever-chemicals-entering-great-lakes-through-precipitation-and-air-study/

Toxic “forever chemicals” are entering the Great Lakes through both precipitation and the air — reaching cities of all sizes along the U.S. and Canadian shores, a new study has found.

Levels of the compounds — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — remain uniform in precipitation across the lakes but vary in the air depending on the location, according to the study, published on Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology.

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