substances
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According to a new study, some of the substances that replaced ozone damaging chemicals are now responsible for spreading large amounts of a persistent "forever chemical" across the globe.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
These substances will leak out, and everyone will have access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"They become kind of a bioconversion machine where they can remove some of those complicated molecules that the human gut cannot digest and convert them into more digestible substances."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
However, most previous studies focused on individual substances.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
This quality is possessed by some chemicals of the chlorinated hydrocarbon group and by others of the organophosphorus group, all synthetically produced, as well as by certain naturally occurring substances.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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