Global Disparities in the Regulation of PFASs: The Risk of Shifting the PFAS Pollution Burden to Developing Countries

The environmental health challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are well-documented in developed countries, where serious efforts are underway to implement stricter regulations to lower PFAS emissions. However, in developing countries where PFASs have been detected at levels similar to those in developed countries, there is a lack of comparable research or efforts on addressing PFAS pollution. These gaps also apply to many other industrial chemicals and are underpinned by imbalances in chemical regulation between developed and developing countries. These imbalances are likely to create multifaceted global challenges, including the illegal use and trade of PFASs and their products, the…

• EC
  European Commission

  Award: CZ.02.01.01/00/22_010/0003229
• H2
  Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

  Awards: 857560 (CETOCOEN Excellence), 101036756 (ZeroPM)