Chemical found in Amazon air that permanently destroys hormones
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Some of the cleanest places on Earth have been contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of nearly irreversible chemicals, and now research suggests that these “forever chemicals” are migrating in surprising ways.
“If it can reach untouched areas, what does that say about other regions?” says Ivan Kurchev of Coventry University in the UK.
PFAS are versatile and found in everything…
