PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are taken up by plants from contaminated soil and water, entering the food chain when humans or animals consume them. These “forever chemicals” enter agricultural systems via irrigation, biosolids (sewage sludge) fertilizer, and contaminated water.
My grandmother always used to buy tomatoes and other vegetables from a farmer’s market it NC. It always seemed like the most wholesome thing in the world. All that shit was probably loaded with PFAS… there was a farmer who lived down the street from her, a small time guy who used to give us stuff all the time. He was too small-time to have this crap spread on his land. So at least that stuff was relatively clean. He used to spray Roundup though.
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PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are taken up by plants from contaminated soil and water, entering the food chain when humans or animals consume them. These “forever chemicals” enter agricultural systems via irrigation, biosolids (sewage sludge) fertilizer, and contaminated water.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/pfas/home-gardening
My grandmother always used to buy tomatoes and other vegetables from a farmer’s market it NC. It always seemed like the most wholesome thing in the world. All that shit was probably loaded with PFAS… there was a farmer who lived down the street from her, a small time guy who used to give us stuff all the time. He was too small-time to have this crap spread on his land. So at least that stuff was relatively clean. He used to spray Roundup though.