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Pesticides may contain an alarming amount of ‘forever chemicals’: Study (thehill.com)

submitted 5 months ago by StevenSaus@midwest.social to c/health@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/14912977

Toxic “forever chemicals” are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found.

Pesticides containing these compounds, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are used widely nationwide on staple foods, such as corn, wheat, kale, spinach, apples and strawberries, according to the study, published Wednesday in Environmental Health Perspectives.

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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I think it's safer to assume always that they do.