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'Eternal pollutants' found in the hair of 14 Green MPs

2023-06-28T17:39:35.776Z

Highlights: The parliamentarians warn about the dangerousness of per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) after analyzes revealing the presence of these toxic substances in their hair. After the "rare earths" in the hair of senators, it is the turn of "eternal pollutants" to invite themselves on the heads of elected members of the National Assembly. In all, eight PFAS out of the twelve searched were detected on the follicles of the elected officials. It is in this same logic that the twelve elected EELV gathered this Wednesday on the occasion of a press conference exposed their arms covered with fake tattoos.


The parliamentarians warn about the dangerousness of per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) after analyzes revealing the presence of these toxic substances in their hair.


After the "rare earths" in the hair of senators, it is the turn of "eternal pollutants" to invite themselves on the heads of elected members of the National Assembly. Independently of the initiative of the parliamentarians of the Upper House, fourteen deputies Europe Ecology The Greens (EELV) have agreed to submit a lock of their hair to a laboratory, in search of toxic substances: per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS, pronounced "pifer"). Spearheading this fight against these pollutants, the ecologist deputy of the Gironde Nicolas Thierry shared this Wednesday the results of the analyzes. In all, eight PFAS out of the twelve searched were detected on the follicles of the elected officials. If the approach is surprising, the objective is clear: "to provoke an electroshock in the public debate," says Nicolas Thierry. It is in this same logic that the twelve elected EELV gathered this Wednesday on the occasion of a press conference exposed their arms covered with fake tattoos...

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