PFAS is a man-made chemical used in manafactured goods since the 1950’s but now banned in numerous countries around the world due to its health risks. The chemical and its compounds are able to travel by water and air and doesn’t break down in the environment for many years.
In 2016 the German Human Biomonitoring (HBM) Commission advised that PFAS “was well proven, relevant, and significantly associated with” exposure to risks with fertility, pregnancy, birth weight, hormonal development, immunity and early onset of menopause.
Only now is the full-scale of the problem emerging in Australia as communities find their water supplies and land have been turned toxic due to PFAS leaking into the environment.