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May 2024
29m 55s

PFAS – Wie gefährlich sind die "Ewigkeit...

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PFAS sind wasser- und schmutzabweisend, säureresistent und hitzebeständig. Sie stecken in Teflonpfannen, Outdoor-Jacken oder Asthma-Sprays. Aber sie können auch krank machen und bleiben ewig in der Umwelt. Der Chemiker Michael Müller hat sie kürzlich auch im Wein nachgewiesen. Das geplante PFAS-Verbot sieht er differenziert. (SWR 2024) | Mehr zur Sendung: ht ... Show More
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