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Toxic forever chemicals found in U.S. farmland soil

Por: CBS News Health May 03, 2023

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Adam Nordell and his wife Johanna bought Songbird Farm in Maine back in 2014 with the hopes of raising organic produce and a family.Seven years later, they learned their land was , a family of thousands of toxic compounds known as forever chemicals because of how long they last in the environment. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been used for decades since their introduction in the mid-1900s. They were integral components of... + full article



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