Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation

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A study reveals a significant reduction in the levels of harmful 'forever chemicals' (Pfas) found in the eggs of northern gannets in Canada, falling by up to 74% over 55 years. This decline is attributed to effective regulatory measures aimed at controlling these toxic substances.

Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study Levels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective. Researchers looked at Pfas levels in the eggs of northern gannets in the St Lawrence Seaway basin over a 55-year period. Pfas levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals’ use in the late 1990s and early aughts, then fell. Continue reading...