{"id":226670,"date":"2023-02-15T19:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=226670"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T05:06:41","slug":"study-finds-alarming-levels-of-forever-chemicals-in-norwegian-arctic-ice-may-affect-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/study-finds-alarming-levels-of-forever-chemicals-in-norwegian-arctic-ice-may-affect-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds alarming levels of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in Norwegian Arctic ice, may affect wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201c<\/b>Study finds alarming levels of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in Norwegian Arctic ice, may affect wildlife<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>WION <\/b>on 13th February 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

An Oxford University-led study has found alarming levels of toxic PFAS (<\/span>Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) <\/span>also known as \u201c<\/span>Forever Chemicals<\/b>\u201d in the ice around Svalbard, Norway which poses a risk to the region\u2019s wildlife.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are PFAs or Forever Chemicals?<\/b><\/h2>\n

PFAS are a class of about 12,000 chemicals often used to make thousands of consumer products resist water, stains and heat.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d because they do not naturally break down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uses:<\/b> PFAs are u<\/span>sed to make nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, cosmetics, firefighting forms and many other products that resist grease, water and oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

WStudy finds alarming levels of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in Norwegian Arctic ice, may affect wildlifehat are the impacts of PFAs?<\/b><\/h2>\n

PFAs can migrate to the soil, water and air during their production and use. Since most PFAs do not break down, they remain in the environment for long periods of time. Some of these PFAs can build up in people and animals if they are repeatedly exposed to the chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Varieties of health risks that are attributed to PFA exposure include decreased fertility, developmental effects in children, interference with body hormones, increased cholesterol levels and increased risk of some cancers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cStudy finds alarming levels of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in Norwegian Arctic ice, may affect wildlife\u201d published in WION on 13th February 2023. What is the News? An Oxford University-led study has found alarming levels of toxic PFAS (Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) also known as \u201cForever Chemicals\u201d in… Continue reading Study finds alarming levels of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in Norwegian Arctic ice, may affect wildlife<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[11288],"class_list":["post-226670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-wion","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704752319},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}