From Firefighting to Food Chain: The Impact of “Forever Chemicals” on Wildlife Near Military Bases
“The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials.” Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Introduction Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as “forever chemicals,” are man-made synthetic compounds widely used since the 1940s in products like firefighting foams, […]