Mobile substances are in many other widely used materials, from household cleaners to construction materials. This spring, the European Chemicals Agency took a first step toward recognizing the dangers posed by some mobile substances. If the U.S. had previously regulated chemicals based on mobility, as Hale and others recommend, the PFAS crisis may not have become so bad. Unlike certain PFAS that accumulate in the human body, mobile substances rarely build up in humans. Turning off the tap on toxic mobile substances Not all persistent, mobile and toxic substances are easy to measure.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2023 09:42 UTC