Will Golinelli

Feb 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Chris Erfurt |Will Golinelli

It's not just industries which use PFAS which will need to deal with PFAS contamination – agribusiness, construction, and any dealings in land must prioritise it. If you were looking for a remote spot, Antarctica's McMurdo Sound would fit the bill. It's perhaps surprising to discover that even there, flowing in the blood of some of the local Weddell seals, are traces of our industrial world: PFAS, a group of approximately 15,000 "forever" chemicals.