{"id":14978,"date":"2022-10-17T19:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/eternal-chemical-substances-are-everywhere-so-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-them\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:09","slug":"eternal-chemical-substances-are-everywhere-so-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/eternal-chemical-substances-are-everywhere-so-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Eternal chemical substances are everywhere, so what do you need to know about them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-BJmQFZo7i tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-BklmXKZsXs\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-BJM7XF-jXs   \" ><style>.tatsu-BJM7XF-jXs .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-BJM7XF-jXs.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px ;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"swatch-white\">As consumers, we can reduce the amount of eternal chemicals reaching the environment and our bodies by trying to buy products that don&#8217;t contain them. Before buying waterproof or stain-resistant textiles, read the label to make sure they have not been treated with PFAS. Look for products labelled as PFC-, PFOS- and PFOA-free. Also be sure to examine items such as fast-food packaging, cosmetics and dental floss for these ingredients. If you&#8217;re still not sure what to look for, you can also check online using this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfasfree.org.uk\/current-initiatives\/pfas-free-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource<\/a>, which can tell you which everyday products are free of eternal chemicals.<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-SJVXmYZjQs   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/forever-chemicals-are-everywhere-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-them-190771\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Conversation (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-SJVXmYZjQs .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;border-color: rgba(127,128,133,1); }.tatsu-SJVXmYZjQs .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkbXmtZiXj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Substances-Chimiques-Eternelles-Sante\u0301-Se\u0301curite\u0301.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.43);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-BJmQFZo7i .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangerous chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) are all around us: stain-resistant carpets, non-stick frying pans, mascara and even some food packaging. Research has shown that these chemicals are linked to health problems, including cancer. What&#8217;s more, they persist in the environment for decades, if not centuries.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/eternal-chemical-substances-are-everywhere-so-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-them\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14991,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978\/revisions\/14991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}