HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p>(4/n)</p><p>"...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Researchers</span></a> at a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> university have made a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/breakthrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breakthrough</span></a> they hope will dramatically shorten the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lifespan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifespan</span></a> of the thousands of toxic “<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>” that persist in clothing, household items and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>..." (2)</p><p>"Forever chemicals—scientifically known as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/perfluoroalkyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perfluoroalkyl</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polyfluoroalkyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyfluoroalkyl</span></a> substances, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFASs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFASs</span></a>—are a subset of so-called <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fluorinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fluorinated</span></a> chemicals, which possess..."</p><p>Sources:<br>(2) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/22/canada-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas-researchers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2023/mar</span><span class="invisible">/22/canada-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas-researchers</span></a></p>