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Health concerns from ‘forever chemicals’ heighten, found in pesticides

by WJLA | July 29, 2024
A new report from leading U.S. environmental research groups places PFAS at the center of another environmental investigation – in pesticides sprayed throughout our communities – threatening even more exposures in our food and water supply. The new report was a combined effort that ...

Maryland bill to eliminate dangerous PFAS chemicals found in common pesticides

by WJLA | March 16, 2023
And it’s not just Maryland. Researchers said these PFAS-laden pesticides are used across the country. “If the intent was to spread PFAS contamination across the globe, there would be few more effective methods than lacing pesticides with PFAS,” said scientist and former EPA ...
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