Study finds PFAS cleanup technologies would remove less than 2% of annual emissions, even with massive investment
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Raphaëlle Aubert, Stéphane Horel
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A study by the Forever Pollution Project (coordinated by Le Monde) reveals that even massive investments in PFAS decontamination technologies across Europe would remove less than 2% of annual PFAS emissions. Scientists Ali Ling and Hans Peter Arp initially suspected a calculation error due to the strikingly low figure. The findings underscore the extreme persistence of these "forever chemicals" and highlight the urgent need for strict emission limits rather than relying on cleanup efforts, which are largely ineffective.
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bskyStudy finds PFAS cleanup technologies would remove less than 2% of annual emissions, even with massive investmentlemonde.frKey quotes
· 3 pulledEquipping Europe on a large scale with decontamination technologies would remove less than 2% of the annual emissions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
The figure was so low that scientists Ali Ling and Hans Peter Arp initially suspected a calculation error
A staggering cost for minimal results.
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