Forever chemicals: Report finds 'alarming' levels of groundwater contamination in Europe
A joint survey of 23 surface and six groundwater samples from ten EU countries has unearthed high levels of a largely unknown and unregulated "forever chemical". The concerning levels of Trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, were detected in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Sweden. The survey was conducted by member organisations of the European Pesticide Action Network (PAN), who called for swift political action to tackle the problem. It is currently not strictly regulated, as it is categorised as "non-relevant" by European authorities. TFA is...