- A new chemical analysis has revealed an ugly truth about beauty products: Many may contain highly persistent, potentially harmful “forever chemicals” called PFAS. PFAS include thousands of chemicals that are so sturdy they can linger in the body for years and the environment for centuries. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cosmetics-makeup-pfas-chemicals 112 comments science
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- Landfills belch toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into the air https://www.sciencenews.org/article/landfills-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas 13 comments
- Just 3 ingredients can quickly destroy widely used PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pfas-forever-chemicals-uv-iodide-perfluoroalkyl-polyfluoroalkyl-sulfite 7 comments
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