In recent months the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has released important statements and webinar recordings to publicize the extent and dangers of PFAS contamination in the environment and food chains. PFAS is a class of compounds referred to as 'forever chemicals' because of their persistence in the environment. Below are links to PEER statements and recordings which explain the pathways for PFAS contamination, the significant health risks, and the difficulties that have delayed EPA action and regulation. 

News clip from north Texas on toxic PFAS contamination on farmland from sewage treatment plant biosolids used as fertilizer:

Texas ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land (youtube.com)

PEER press release: Remove Forever Chemicals from Biosolid Fertilizers

PFAS Absorbed in Plants Are Major Exposure Pathway into our Food Chain:

https://peer.org/remove-forever-chemicals-biosolid-fertilizers/    

PEER had a very good (and concerning!!) webinar on PFAS in biosolids used as fertilizer on Texas farmland. Link to recording below.

Based on the content of the webinar, this issue is likely to come up in the Texas legislature next session. 
Webinar | Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond (peer.org)

This webinar is also viewable on YouTube:

Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond (youtube.com)

An informative & well-done video report on how PFAS is spread and gets into the environment. Link below.

Story starts off in Massachusetts, leads to a company in Houston, and discusses EPA's problems with regulation. 

"A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever chemicals,” the company refused to stop."

Why 'Forever Chemicals' Are Still Spreading (youtube.com)

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