What are #PFAS? Why is #Europe having so much trouble fighting this environmental crisis? Are there any alternatives to these chemicals? What can you do to limit your exposure to PFAS? How are you exposed? The primary way people are exposed to PFAS is through drinking water and food contaminated by PFAS pollution. This pollution originates from industrial activities that produce or use PFAS, and products such as pesticides. PFAS are also released when products containing them become waste, and removing PFAS from waste is highly challenging, requiring incineration at extremely high temperatures in hazardous waste facilities. The cost of inaction If current pollution levels continue until 2050, the cost to society will reach €440 billion. Treating polluted water alone would cost more than €1 trillion. But tackling PFAS releases at source could save €110 billion, swift and early action is by far the cheapest approach. Airborne PFAS PFAS aren't just liquids or non-stick coatings. A massive family of airborne pollutants, including F-Gases, HFCs, and modern refrigerants, are actually gaseous PFAS that break down in the air, dissolve into clouds, and rain right back down into our environment. Learn more: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/chemicals/pfas-pollution_en This video uses data from the Forever Pollution project https://foreverpollution.eu/map/dataset-and-maps/ Know any alternatives to everyday products containing PFAS? Drop them in the comments! Like and subscribe for more EU environment content. 0:00 Can you avoid PFAS? 0:45 What are F-Gases? 1:08 The forever chemical family 2:08 What can you do?