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‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/world

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Mineral water from several European nations has been found for the first time to be contaminated with TFA, a type of PFAS “forever chemical” that is a reproductive toxicant accumulating at alarming levels across the globe.

The finding is startling because mineral water should be pristine and insulated from manmade chemicals. The contamination is thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, or compounds that turn into it in the environment, which are used throughout the world.

Pesticide Action Network Europe detected TFA in 10 out of 19 mineral waters, and at levels as much as 32 times above the threshold that should trigger regulatory action in the European Union. The findings underscore the need for “urgent action”, the paper’s authors wrote, and come as authorities there propose new limits for some TFA pesticide products.

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[–] a4ng3l 6 points 1 week ago (15 children)

I’m starting to doubt my reading capabilities. I went through the source and what I read was « Nevertheless, each of the mineral waters tested - even the one with the highest measured contamination of 3,200 ng/l - complies with most of the current human health guideline values set by various authorities in the EU ».

So it is contaminated but within acceptable limits. Traces beside a few brands that have larger traces still within those limits.

That on top with the fact that it seems to only be about bottled water which, at least in Belgium, is neither necessary nor that popular around me, makes me wonder what’s the call to action here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

TFA is not usually considered PFAS because while it technically is, it doesn't accumulate and doesn't exhibit the kinds of toxicity that longer-chain PFAS do, like endocrine disruption https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36800005/

[–] a4ng3l 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good to know and very unfortunate that it’s labelled as such by op… sooooo in the end we don’t care about TFA?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

well it's still not broken down in environment so it doesn't accumulate in people but it accumulates in seawater in general, so it's probably not good even if it's not very toxic

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