Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere in the world due to the number of harmful chemicals it contains, according to a new study.
The study was conducted by researchers at Stockholm University and ETH Zurich University and published last week in the journal “Environmental Science and Technology.”
It found that per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals” in rainwater have reached unsafe levels and are “now ubiquitously above guideline levels.”
PFAS are a group of over 4,700 industrial chemicals that are widely used in everyday products such as food packaging, clothing, toiletries, cosmetics, and even cookware.
The man-made hazardous chemicals are spread globally in the atmosphere and can therefore be found in rainwater and snow, even in the most remote locations across the planet….