00:00Take a look at the big wide world. This is home, our home, and animals in the whole globe are safe from forever chemicals in only one continent.
00:10Science Alert reports animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica.
00:17We're talking from tigers to plankton in the sea.
00:21PFAs are infiltrating their systems from the fish they eat, the water they drink, and the air they breathe.
00:27PFAs can be found in tons of manufactured goods. They're useful for resisting water, heat, and stains, but they do not break down in the environment, which explains its nickname, forever chemicals.
00:39Well, these chemicals are now forever spreading across living creatures.
00:43The Environmental Working Group tested wildlife for five years, and not a single study in the assessment failed to detect PFAs in the animals, birds, or fish tested.
00:54The results indicated wildlife species could be in real danger.
00:59Although the effects of the chemicals in animals hasn't been studied in depth, exposure to forever chemicals in humans has been linked to diseases like cancer, liver damage, and decreased fertility.
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