PFAS for dinner? Study of 'forever chemicals' build-up in cattle points to ways to reduce risks
- Written by: Antti Mikkonen, Principal Health Risk Advisor – Chemicals, EPA Victoria, and PhD Candidate, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia
ShutterstockPFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, have been found just about everywhere on Earth, including in toilet paper.
These chemicals are a group of artificial compounds based on carbon and fluorine – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They comprise thousands of individual chemicals with hundreds of documented...