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environmental-pollution
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cnet.comscience45 days ago
Silicone Bands on Magellanic Penguins Used to Measure Trace PFAS Levels in Remote Argentina
Researchers fitted 57 Magellanic penguins with silicone passive sampler bands over three breeding seasons along Argentina's southern coastline. More than 90 percent of the bands detected polyfluoroalkyl substances. The study, published in March in the journal Earth: Environmental…
apnews.comscience51 days ago
FDA Detects PFAS in Half of Infant Formula Samples Tested
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration tested 312 infant formula samples and found five types of PFAS, with PFOS present in half. Experts noted low levels overall and highlighted PFAS-free options as evidence of feasible production without the chemicals. Two-thirds of U.S. infants…