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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds

Chemours plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The Chemours plant near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Photograph: Gerry Broome/AP

At least 11 new kinds of PFAS “forever chemicals” are polluting the water around a North Carolina Chemours plant that manufactures the toxic substances, new research finds.

The discovery, made by researchers using a novel testing method, is evidence that the environment around the plant is more contaminated with PFAS than regulators have found, the researchers said.

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