{"id":25922,"date":"2023-05-30T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/contaminazione-fluoro-terreno-ricerca-pfas\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T23:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T21:49:57","slug":"contamination-fluorine-soil-research-pfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/contamination-fluorine-soil-research-pfas\/","title":{"rendered":"Worrying data in the U.S. on PFAS contamination in soil"},"content":{"rendered":"

In New Hampshire, the presence of fluorine-based substances was detected in all soil samples taken by researchers. These products, known as PFASs and contained in pesticides, are typically difficult to dispose of<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Pollution levels from fluorine-based substances<\/strong> in soil and air are reportedly higher than previously thought. This is suggested by a U.S. survey<\/a> conducted in the state of New Hampshire. The researchers, in particular, found high levels of PFAS<\/strong> or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in a hundred soil samples taken at shallow depths in areas far from the best-known sources of contamination.<\/p>\n

Because of this, writes<\/a> The Guardian, “the chemicals are thought to largely have gotten there through the air.” Mindi Messmer<\/strong>, a former member of the New Hampshire<\/strong> House of Representatives, quoted by the British newspaper, called the results of the investigation ‘pretty disturbing’ highlighting the risks to people’s health. “However it got here, it\u2019s there and it is widespread,, ” she explained. “It\u2019s the fault of decades of regulatory inaction.”<\/p>\n

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Germany, the reduction in the use of pesticides is still too slow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n