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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>New research shows that rainwater in most locations on Earth contains levels of chemicals that \u201cgreatly exceed\u201d safety levels. These synthetic substances called PFAS are used in non-stick pans, fire-fighting foam and water-repellent clothes.
\nDubbed \u2018forever chemicals\u2019, they persist for years in the environment. Such is their prevalence now that scientists say there is no safe space on Earth to avoid them.<\/p>\n

The researchers from Stockholm University say it is \u201cvitally important\u201d that the use of these substances is rapidly restricted. Scientists fear PFAS may pose health risks including cancer, though research has so far been inconclusive.<\/p>\n

They have been growing increasingly concerned about the proliferation of PFAS in recent years. PFAS stands for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances. There are around 4,500 of these fluorine-based compounds and they are found in almost every dwelling on Earth in hundreds of everyday products including food packaging, non-stick cookware, rain gear, adhesives, paper and paints.<\/p>\n

Safety concerns about the presence of these long-lasting substances in drinking water have also been raised. Earlier this year a BBC investigation found PFAS in water samples in England at levels that exceeded European safety levels, but did not exceed the current safety level in England and Wales.<\/p>\n

This new study, which looks at four specific chemicals in the class, suggests that levels of one PFAS in rainwater around the globe often \u201cgreatly exceed\u201d US drinking water advisory levels.<\/p>\n

Soil around the world is similarly contaminated, evidence suggests. The study\u2019s findings lead the authors to conclude that a planetary boundary has been crossed \u2013 that there simply is no safe space on Earth to avoid these substances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe argue here that we\u2019re not within this safe operating space anymore, because we now have these chemicals everywhere, and these safety advisories, we can\u2019t achieve them anymore,\u201d said Prof Ian Cousins, the lead author from Stockholm University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not saying that we\u2019re all going to die of these effects. But we\u2019re in a place now where you can\u2019t live anywhere on the planet, and be sure that the environment is safe. \u201d<\/p>\n

While this is undoubtedly cause for concern, there are some provisos. Many of these safety levels in place are advisory, meaning they are not legally enforceable. Other scientists take the view that action on these chemicals should wait until the health risks are more clearly proven.<\/p>\n

Much research has been carried out on the health risks posed by PFAS, and scientists say that exposure to high levels may be associated with an increased risk of some cancers, fertility issues and developmental delays in children.<\/p>\n

However such associations don\u2019t prove cause and effect and other studies have found no connection between PFAS and disease. But for those who have spent years working closely with PFAS, the evidence in the new research paper underlines the need for a precautionary approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this background rain, the levels are higher than those environmental quality criteria already.<\/p>\n

So that means that over time, we are going to get a statistically significant impact of those chemicals on human health,\u201d said Prof Crispin Halsall from the University of Lancaster. He was not involved with the Swedish study.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd how that will manifest itself? I\u2019m not sure but it\u2019s going come out over time, because we\u2019re exceeding those concentrations which are going to cause some harm, because of exposure to humans in their drinking water.<\/p>\n

\u201d Removing the chemicals in the study from drinking water at treatment plants is possible, if expensive. But getting below the US advisory levels is extremely challenging, according to the authors.<\/p>\n

As scientists have gained more knowledge about PFAS over the past 20 years, the safety advisories have been continuously lowered. The has also happened with regard to the presence of these chemicals in soil \u2013 and that too is causing problems.<\/p>\n

In the Netherlands in 2018, the infrastructure ministry set new limits on concentrations of PFAS in soil and dredging material. But this caused 70% of building projects involving soil removal or using excavated material to be halted.<\/p>\n

After protests, the government relaxed the guidelines. According to the new study, this type of relaxation of safety levels is likely to happen with water contamination as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you applied those guidelines everywhere, you wouldn\u2019t be able to build anywhere,\u201d said Prof Ian Cousins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019ll do the same thing with the US drinking water advisories, because they\u2019re not practical to apply.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not because there\u2019s anything wrong with the risk assessment. It\u2019s just because you can\u2019t apply those things.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just impossible, from an economic viewpoint to apply any of those guidelines. \u201d The key challenge with these chemicals is their persistence, rather than their toxicity, say the study authors.<\/p>\n

While some harmful PFAS were phased out by manufacturers two decades ago, they persist in water, air and soil. One way PFAS cycle through the environment is in the form of tiny particles carried in sea spray into the air and then back to land.<\/p>\n

This inability to breakdown in the environment means that PFAS are now found even in remote areas of the Antarctic, as reported by Prof Halsall recently.<\/p>\n

While there are moves at European level to restrict the uses of these chemicals and to find more benign replacements, there are also hopes that industry will quickly move away from using PFAS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do need persistent chemicals and substances, we want our products to last a long time while we use them,\u201d said Prof Cousins.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd while there are conservative voices in industry, there are progressive actors too. I\u2019m very optimistic when I see these progressive industries working together.<\/p>\n

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