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Liam Gilliver

Forever chemicals in whales have plummeted. Here’s why it might not be good news

Concentrations of forever chemicals in North Atlantic pilot whales have decreased by more than 60 per cent over the last three decades.

Harvard researchers have analysed whale tissue samples from 1986 to 2023, and found that contamination of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has fallen despite global production increasing.

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