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Pollution with eternal pollutants: European officials contaminated
At the request of several NGOs, eleven European political leaders agreed to have their blood tested. The result is clear: their bodies show traces of PFAS, sometimes at worrying levels.…
Pollution with eternal pollutants: European officials contaminated
At the request of several NGOs, eleven European political leaders agreed to have their blood tested. The result is clear: their bodies show traces of PFAS, sometimes at worrying levels.…
Pollution with eternal pollutants: European officials contaminated
At the request of several NGOs, eleven European political leaders agreed to have their blood tested. The result is clear: their bodies show traces of PFAS, sometimes at worrying levels.…
Food, clothing, safety, health… Can we do without PFAS, these “eternal pollutants” accused of poisoning our daily lives?
They are present everywhere around us: on non-stick pans, certain food packaging, water-repellent clothing, medical equipment, in cosmetics or electronic devices… They are PFAS. Behind this English acronym (pronounced “pifasse”)…
Monsanto ordered to pay $857 million for exposing school to ‘forever pollutants’
Welcome World Environment The group announced that it planned to appeal the decision. Published on 12/19/2023 11:04 Reading time: 1 min The Monsanto group logo at the entrance to a…
Monsanto ordered to pay $857 million for exposing school to ‘forever pollutants’
Welcome World Environment The group announced that it planned to appeal the decision. Published on 12/19/2023 11:04 Reading time: 1 min The Monsanto group logo at the entrance to a…
United States | Monsanto ordered to pay 857 million for exposure to PCB pollutants
(New York) The Monsanto group, a subsidiary of the German giant Bayer, was ordered Monday in the United States to pay $857 million in damages to student and parent volunteers…
Firefighters exposed to flame retardants, “very toxic” and carcinogenic pollutants
Researchers have found a neurotoxic and carcinogenic chemical in firefighters. These are flame retardants, a substance found everywhere in homes and used to slow the spread of fires. For the…
VIDEO. The phenomenon of eternal pollutants explained by chemistry researcher Pierre Labadie
Posted on 06/30/2023 20:19 Video length: 5 min. Raw. Article written by 14 deputies were contaminated by at least one eternal pollutant. The environmental chemistry researcher at the CNRS explains…
MAPS. Pesticides, explosives, solvents… Discover the pollutants that contaminate tap water near you
Between October 2020 and December 2022, ANSES, the Health Security Agency, tested our drinking water for the presence of pesticide residues, explosives and an industrial solvent. These are pollutants never…
MAPS. Pesticides, explosives, solvents… Discover the pollutants that contaminate tap water near you
Between October 2020 and December 2022, ANSES, the Health Security Agency, tested our drinking water for the presence of pesticide residues, explosives and an industrial solvent. These are pollutants never…
are we all contaminated with PFAS, the “eternal pollutants”?
Posted on 06/28/2023 22:27 Video length: 2 min. France 3 Article written by S. Feydel, A. Creff, M. Renier, France 3 Rhône-Alpes, C. Alphonse – France 3 France Televisions PFAS,…
Health: should we worry about PFAS, the “eternal pollutants”?
Posted on 06/28/2023 22:32 Video length: 1 min. France 3 Article written by Perfluorinated (PFAS), nicknamed the “eternal pollutants”, are they dangerous for health? Journalist and doctor Damien Mascret, present…
are we all contaminated with PFAS, the “eternal pollutants”?
Posted on 06/28/2023 22:27 Video length: 2 min. France 3 Article written by S. Feydel, A. Creff, M. Renier, France 3 Rhône-Alpes, C. Alphonse – France 3 France Televisions PFAS,…
Health: should we worry about PFAS, the “eternal pollutants”?
Posted on 06/28/2023 22:32 Video length: 1 min. France 3 Article written by Perfluorinated (PFAS), nicknamed the “eternal pollutants”, are they dangerous for health? Journalist and doctor Damien Mascret, present…
Eternal pollutants | 3M will pay up to $12.5 billion to settle US lawsuits
(New York) The American group 3M has agreed to pay up to 12.5 billion dollars to put an end to the lawsuits brought in the United States by several public…
Air pollutants in Montreal | Increasingly poor air quality
Air quality has been increasingly poor in Montreal since the post-pandemic recovery, a situation attributable mainly to the increase in the number of cars on the roads and… the return…
Air pollutants in Montreal | Increasingly poor air quality
Air quality has been increasingly poor in Montreal since the post-pandemic recovery, a situation attributable mainly to the increase in the number of cars on the roads and… the return…
Health: the Arkema factory in Lyon targeted by a complaint after the contamination of residents with “eternal pollutants”
Posted on 06/05/2023 21:43 Video length: 2 min. FRANCE 2 Article written by S.Feydel, E.Rosso, V.Digat, D.Mollard, Y.Kadouch – France 2 France Televisions More than forty associations and individuals have…
Air pollutants | Quebec records a marked drop in emissions
Emissions of atmospheric pollutants have decreased considerably over the past 30 years in Quebec, except for dust from unpaved roads and construction sites or caused by the increase in the…