PFAS Levels in Birds’ Livers 180 Times Higher Than Expected

Technology Networks | February 21, 2025

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"Researchers studying birds and the food they eat are now finding much larger volumes of the toxic PFAS chemicals than before. The substances either never break down or degrade very slowly, which is why they are called ‘forever chemicals’.

 

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a large group of synthetic environmental toxins, and you are most likely full of them too. Forever chemicals do not break down; instead, they accumulate in the natural environment and inside your body.

 

“PFAS have received a lot of attention in recent years. This is because they are so widely used in industry, at the same time as these substances can also be harmful to many different organisms,” said postdoctoral fellow Junjie Zhang, who was recently affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)."

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• Environment
• Wildlife
• Affected community
• Health
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses