This is pretty fascinating. Where did the PFAS come from? How long has it existed in the drinking water?
Yet here, just half an hour from Sedan, the region's second-biggest town,
there is no chemical plant. Only fields of corn and rapeseed, few cattle
farms, and small wooded hills.
[...]
Contacted by Le Monde, the ARS and the prefectures of the Ardennes and Meuse
departments sought to reassure: "At this stage, statistically, there are no
adverse health indicators demonstrating a health consequence for the
populations of these villages." The authorities based their response on the
results of a national epidemiological study titled "Esteban" which dates back
to 2016.
[...]
The authorities currently favor one explanation for the pollution: the use of
paper mill sludge as fertilizer on farmland near drinking water catchments.
"The authorities currently favor one explanation for the pollution: the use of paper mill sludge as fertilizer on farmland near drinking water catchments."
You have to be incredibly greedy and stupid to use industrial waste as fertilizer
In Sweden, areas near airbases have been suffering from health complications from pfas which was used in firefighting exercises. There have been long running court cases trying to get compensation.
Has anyone here had experience using plasma donation as a way to reduce their blood PFAS concentration? I know it's an imperfect solution but I feel like it's the only way to have a measurable impact on ones levels beyond replacing all the plastic in the kitchen, being cautious of water and food sources, etc.
It's a growing problem here in the US as well (speaking about Illinois specifically. My understanding is that PFAS can be filtered with active carbon filtration/reverse osmosis filtering.
Wind turbines release PFAS into the environment from coatings and lubricants. For a renewable energy source to help the planet this feels deeply wrong.
Sadly, this reminds me of St. Kilda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland#Evacuation_... - a tiny, remote island north-west of Scotland - which was completely evacuated in 1930. The locals had long spread peat ash and seabird carcasses on their fields - not knowing that those were badly contaminated with lead and other old-fashioned pollutants.
The post title implies that all French villages have no more drinking water, which is not the case. Sounds like it's 16 villages, all near each other. Still a big deal, but not nearly as bad as if it was all of France.
I have been following this for many years now because immediately to my North along the very water source that provides our area our lives critical liquid is the originating source of PFAs for the planet - W.L.Gore. Our water was lab certified tested in April 2025 and we came in at a whopping 70 parts per trillion, yes 70 ppt! I made a ten minute presentation based on my data and findings in May 2025 before the town and the board was very reluctant to believe my findings yet my persistence has prevailed in my attempt to bring this issue to the forefront of all other local issues. On Wednesday of this week in the public hearing my town board requested the presence of InfraMark which handles our local resource facilities under contract and they very somberly presented what I already knew and have been getting others to act upon. InfraMark disclosed that the town will be forced to clean all the water source wells along with the sewer plants handling of PFAs however as with any government, even MORESO now, they do not have the money. I educated myself and acquired and installed all the needed solutions to remove my own home and family's PFA exposure. I retested in May 2025 and we now have <1 ppt PFA/PFOS in our water and I share that anyone waiting for their government to act to clean their water will likely be dead, naturally or otherwise, before it happens because of the size and costs of such municipal systems. No one cares more about you than you.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 35.8 ms ] thread"Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10"
and "At this stage, statistically, there are no adverse health indicators demonstrating a health consequence for the populations of these villages."
Addendum: It turns out that a linked article from Le Monde answers that: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/our-times/article/2025/03/09/can-t... , https://archive.is/RFNe9
I'm wondering how many localities in the US have dangerous water and citizens are not even informed
You have to be incredibly greedy and stupid to use industrial waste as fertilizer
Stay Healthy!