The Seine and other European rivers contaminated by a 'forever chemical' that has gone under the radar ( www.lemonde.fr ) Englisch

Norgur , vor einem Monat

Can't we just dump more nitrite into the groundwater through cow feces to make this go away?

Noodle07 , vor einem Monat

I don't know if it will work but we sure are trying to

Badeendje , vor einem Monat

Oh great. And in a decade they will tell us that the company that made it already knew for 3 decades how horrible it was.

voodoocode , vor einem Monat

The company is Bayer btw

Badeendje , vor einem Monat

The production of Zyklon B was not enough of a crime against humanity huh.

But the company will undoubtedly spin off another company and divest from the chemical in question.

raspberriesareyummy , vor einem Monat

Not that Bayer isn't full of shit, but the company that inherited the producer of Zyklon B did not end up in Bayer

Miaou , vor einem Monat

I don't have the full article, do they mention Bayer? Téflon does its own fair share of damages

voodoocode , vor einem Monat

This is not about Teflon which you're right is one of the 10000 other forever chemicals. The specific case mentions TFA coming from pesticides. Largest Agrochemistry producer is Bayer.

Miaou , vor einem Monat

Ah I see thanks, I guess I need to learn more about pfas

Flughoernchen , vor einem Monat

The EU started to heavily regulate some PFAS in 2010, others following on the heels. The regulations include a heavy focus on handling and waste management in order to minimize the potential of exposure and contamination. The plan to get rid of PFAS entirely has been around ever since. So yeah, they've known it's horrible.

Badeendje , vor einem Monat

Dutch tv had a whole documentary on how pfas contaminated soil is mixed with other soils and then dumped in artificial ponds or lakes we created winning sand.

Miaou , vor einem Monat

People from a Teflon factory were protesting pfas ban in cookingware so you can add weak leadership on top of that