The first study of toxic 'forever chemicals' along the full length of Asia's longest river, the Yangtze, has found 13 different types of PFAS, nearly half of them coming from textile treatments and food packaging.
Textiles and food packaging biggest source of PFAS in Yangtze River retrieved 4 April 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-04-textiles-food-packaging-biggest-source.html
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