US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn
The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say The nation’s garbage incinerators are largely failing to eliminate Pfas “forever chemicals” air pollution, and are putting people in largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates and independent experts warn. The powerful waste management industry is increasingly pushing incinerators as a solution to virtually indestructible Pfas waste, and a
Experts and public health advocates are raising concerns that U.S. garbage incinerators are not effectively removing "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, from air emissions. Despite claims from the waste management industry and some incinerator operators, such as a reported 99.6% reduction in Minnesota, these chemicals are virtually indestructible. This failure to eliminate PFAS pollution poses significant health risks, particularly to residents in low-income communities.
This matters because PFAS chemicals persist in the environment and can have serious health consequences, and the public needs accurate information about the effectiveness of waste management technologies intended to mitigate their spread.
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