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Environment
James Gamble

Inuit Communities Show Alarming Levels Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Remote Areas

Inuit communities have the world's highest levels of pollutive 'forever chemicals' in their bodies - despite living in such remote areas. LARA JAMESON/PEXELS

Inuit communities have the world’s highest levels of pollutive ‘forever chemicals’ in their bodies – despite living in such remote areas.

Danish researchers found that nearly all of the tiny population of an Inuit community in northeastern Greenland had dangerously high levels of Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – harmful manmade chemicals that do not biodegrade – in their blood.

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