Press release 32/2014 from 09.07.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017
UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters
… and stain-resistant. These chemicals have been traced in the environment and in organisms around the world, including in rivers, oceans, the deep sea, groundwater, … transported instead on air and water pathways to regions as remote as the Arctic. Organisms are exposed to PFASs through the air, water and food intake, and they …