MELBOURNE: Researchers reveal for the first time that Australian marsupials are contaminated with synthetic "forever chemicals," linked to significant health impacts in other animals and humans.
The study found 45 types of synthetic "forever chemicals," known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in the livers of common ringtail and brushtail possums from Australia's greater Melbourne region, with median levels among the highest recorded globally for small terrestrial mammals, according to a statement released Friday (Oct 31) by the University of Melbourne.
