Pollution by per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) is widespread in global water resources and likely to be underestimated, according to global analysis of available PFAS data.
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Strynar, M. Pervasive fluorinated chemicals. Nat. Geosci. 17, 280–281 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01413-5
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