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EU proposal would ban 10,000 PFAS
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"The European Union proposed restrictions on over 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to reduce their release into the environment and make consumer products safer. This regulatory push matters for microplastic research because PFAS chemicals frequently coat and accumulate on microplastic particles, compounding their toxicity to humans and wildlife through combined chemical exposure."
Restrictions aim to reduce emissions to the environment and make products safer for people
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This review identifies critical knowledge gaps in understanding how microplastics and PFAS (forever chemicals) interact and cause harm in aquatic environments after more than seven decades of production. Addressing these gaps is urgent because both contaminants persist indefinitely, accumulate in living organisms, and are now detectable in virtually every aquatic environment on Earth.
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