Garbage dumps may be 'burping' toxic 'forever chemicals': Study
As many municipal landfills belch out gas from decomposing organic matter, they are also releasing toxic "forever chemicals" into the air, a new study has found. Scientists measured unexpectedly high levels of airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at three dumps they surveyed — demonstrating the ability of these persistent contaminants to escape into the...