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Wisconsin releases action plan to reduce PFAS chemical use By SCOTT BAUERDecember 16, 2020 GMT MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin must prevent pollution from forever chemicals known as PFAS while developing ways to reduce the chemicals’ use, according to a 25-point action plan released Wednesday by Gov. Tony Evers’ administration after a year of study. Nearly 20 state agencies, along with the University of Wisconsin, worked on the report to tackle the growing pollution and public concern around PFAS, which is shorthand for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They have been linked to cancer, liver disease and reproductive health problems. ADVERTISEMENT PFAS don’t easily break down in the environment and have been used for decades in a range of products, including firefighting foam and stain-resistant sprays. They have been detected in humans, wildlife, fish and in the groundwater, surface water, soil and air. They have also been found in more than 40 rural and urban

United statesUniversity of wisconsinPreston coleDarsi fossDepartment of natural resourcesEnvironmental management divisionTony everNatural resourcesRepublican controlled legislatureஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் விஸ்கான்சின்ப்ரெஸ்டந் கோல்தர்சி புதைதுறை ஆஃப் இயற்கை வளங்கள்சுற்றுச்சூழல் மேலாண்மை பிரிவுடோனி எப்போதும்