One in Four Europeans Analyzed Exceeds the Recommended PFAS Threshold
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Brussels, 30 Sep (EFE).- One in four participants in an exploratory study with 110 volunteers living in Europe presented in blood levels of four long-chain PFAS higher than the health reference value derived from the criteria of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).The TFA, another of these persistent pollutants, appeared [...] The entry One in four Europeans analyzed exceeds the recommended PFAS threshold was first published in HolaNews.
At the initiative of ecologist MEPs, the blood samples of 110 volunteers from nine countries were analysed to measure the concentration of "eternal pollutants". TFA rates are of particular concern.
This very small PFAS, which is found in water and agricultural crops, is extremely stable and therefore particularly persistent in the environment.
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