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“First, cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ were found in Victoria’s endangered dolphins; then it was Sydneysiders’ drinking water.
Now, dangerous levels of the cancer-linked PFAS are altering the biochemical make-up of Queensland‘s freshwater turtles, putting entire populations at risk of collapse.
Researchers from the CSIRO and the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) captured, measured, tagged and released around 350 freshwater turtles from Queensland’s waterways over three years.”…