Samples have revealed high levels of Trifluoroacetic acid in ten European countries’ water supplies.
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
TFA is a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), a group of man-made chemicals used in consumer products that don’t break down for thousands of years. It has been thought to damage both fertility and child development.
The concentrations found in the water samples were 70 times higher than the average contamination of all of examined PFAS combined, according to analysis conducted by the Karlsruhe Water Technology Centre.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/30/forever-chemicals-report-finds-alarming-levels-of-groundwater-contamination-in-europe