Increasing Number of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Pesticides Sold in US: Study

Among the 471 conventional pesticide active ingredients approved for use in the United States, 14 percent are PFAS, the study found.
Increasing Number of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Pesticides Sold in US: Study
A farmer spreads pesticide on a field in Centreville, Md., on April 25, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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Toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly making their way into pesticide products in the United States via multiple pathways, directly contaminating waterways and potentially harming human health, according to the findings of a study.

The study, titled “Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment,” which was published on July 24 in Environmental Health Perspectives, analyzed the different ways in which PFAS could be introduced into pesticide products, both intentionally and unintentionally.
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