https://www.youtube.com/embed/SC2eSujzrUY?si=NKUmyKQIDqKti42J

The biggest chemical cover up in history. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system.

#pfas

"Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation"

#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Birds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/11/pfas-seabird-eggs-forever-chemicals

"Netherlands identifies 57 high-risk PFAS sites needing urgent cleanup

Dutch provinces and major municipalities have pinpointed 57 locations where PFAS contamination is so severe that immediate remediation is required due to major risks to human health and the environment, according to the first national inventory report released by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

Officials expect the number of these priority “PFAS attention locations” to increase significantly in the coming years, describing the current total as only the tip of the iceberg. According to NOS, full cleanup of the sites will take years and require substantial funding.

So far, authorities have identified roughly 4,000 potentially contaminated sites and selected nearly 600 for deeper investigation. The vast majority involve former or active industrial sites where PFAS were used in manufacturing, particularly in the carpet industry and in paper and cardboard factories.

Other hotspots include sites where PFAS-containing firefighting foam was deployed, such as fire brigade and Defense training areas, as well as landfills and waste processing facilities where PFAS-laden products are disposed of in large quantities."

https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/16/netherlands-identifies-57-high-risk-pfas-sites-needing-urgent-cleanup

#PFAS #netherlands

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#Nepal’s parliament is now accessible in sign language—but -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Kathmandu

Housing costs still too high in #Ireland, Micheal Martin -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#IrishMirror

Opinion- Cantons approach to #PFAS remediation -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#114a

Drifting through #Portugal’s golden heart -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Lisbon

nil points for #UK? It’s time to find o -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#9

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