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Greenpeace measurements: PFAS polluters apparently do not adjust discharges to low water levels on the Rhine

Greenpeace e.V. · Greenpeace Deutschland – Presseportal · 2026-09-01 · Hamburg · Source

The use of PFAS in everyday products leads to a dangerous accumulation of these persistent chemicals in the environment and in the human body, resulting in significant health risks despite the availability of alternatives.

Many of the over ten thousand PFAS substances harm health and the environment. Some, such as PFOS and PFOA, are considered carcinogenic, disrupt the hormonal system, and impair reproduction.

The text informs about the presence of PFAS in everyday products such as clothing and packaging as well as in the environment. Greenpeace refers to measurements showing that these substances accumulate in rivers, seas, and food chains. It is pointed out that many PFAS substances are health-harmful, carcinogenic, and hormonally active. The measurements on fish from the North and Baltic Seas are partly above the EFSA recommendations. The text emphasizes that safe, PFAS-free alternatives exist for many applications. It addresses the contamination of soils, groundwater, and food fish by these chemicals. The core message is the warning about the long-term health and ecological consequences of PFAS use.

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?

Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality

Where does the evil reside?

in the economy, politics, or social structures

What helps against it?

insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding; contentment, fasting, voluntary sacrifice, letting go

What is human being according to this text?

above all a part of a community or of creation

Where is history heading?

it is getting worse, an order is coming to an end

What does the text base its claim on?

on argument, logic, science

To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?

also to animals, plants, and all of creation

Where is the text's criticism directed?

at others, at society, at other groups

Basic stance

-1 from -2 to 2

Insistence

2 of 3

Reach

4 of 5

Concreteness

3 of 3

Boundary

0 of 3

Time

past 0, present 3, future 1

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