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Higher PFAS levels in Arctic precipitation during sunlight

Snow falling on Svalbard contains higher levels of PFAS during the sunny months compared to the dark winter months. Research from Örebro University shows up to 71 times higher levels of these chemicals during the archipelago’s sunniest period.

“Sunlight triggers chemical reactions in the atmosphere transforming and carrying PFAS into the snow during the Arctic summer”, says chemist William Hartz.