Study finds PFAS chemicals in blood of Croatian participants, highest among Gospic residents
Summary
A European study commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and interpreted by researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam found all four long-chain PFAS compounds in all 110 participants from nine EU countries, with 27 people (25%) above the EFSA reference level; among ten Croatian participants -- seven from Gospic, two from Knin and one from Pula -- six exceeded the threshold, though sources say the Gospic findings are not linked to the local waste site.
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OD DESET hrvatskih ispitanika obuhvaćenih novim europskim istraživanjem, njih šest imalo je zbroj četiriju dugolančanih PFAS spojeva, poznatih i kao "vječne kemikalije", iznad zdravstveno utemeljene
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Locations
Administrative boundaries, not incident extent
Municipality: Gospić
Municipality: Knin
Municipality: Grad Pula
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Sources (6)
6 reports · 5 sources
- 09:01 AMIndex.hrOpen the original
- 11:15 AMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
- 11:15 AMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
- 11:39 AMOslobođenjeOpen the original
- 12:10 PMJutarnji listOpen the original
- 12:15 PMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original
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Severity
Total — strong signal (40–69)