PFAS almost forbidden: why your chip, telephone and pacemaker can stay for a while

Without PFAS your smartphone would probably not work, your computer chip cannot be produced and some medical devices are no longer available. Yet Europe wants to get rid of these ‘Forever Chemicals’ as quickly as possible, which are harmful to people and the environment. An almost total ban is getting closer – but for some things there is no alternative at all. “This is the biggest prohibition that has ever been made in Europe.”

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