iAsk Question · How PFAS Enter Your Water, Food & Home Industrial Discharge → Factories making PFAS products release contaminated water into rivers and aquifers. → Example: DuPont/Chemours’ PFOA contamination of the Ohio River. Agricultural Runoff → PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge (“biosolids”) is spread on fields. → Plants absorb PFAS; livestock drink contaminated water and accumulate PFAS in meat/dairy. → Maine banned this practice after livestock PFAS poisonings. Food Packaging → Grease-proof wrappers, pizza boxes, and microwave popcorn bags leach PFAS into food, especially when heated. Household & Consumer Products → Non-stick pans, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant furniture, cosmetics, floss, and more shed PFAS into household dust and air. Newly Detected Sources (2025) → Menstrual products (tampons, pads, period underwear) → Pet food packaging and water bowls → Children’s car seats, strollers, and waterproof baby gear Air & Rainfall → PFAS released by factories evaporate and return via rain

How PFAS Enter Your Water, Food & Home
Industrial Discharge
→ Factories making PFAS products release contaminated water into rivers and aquifers.
→ Example: DuPont/Chemours’ PFOA contamination of the Ohio River.

Agricultural Runoff
→ PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge (“biosolids”) is spread on fields.
→ Plants absorb PFAS; livestock drink contaminated water and accumulate PFAS in meat/dairy.
→ Maine banned this practice after livestock PFAS poisonings.

Food Packaging
→ Grease-proof wrappers, pizza boxes, and microwave popcorn bags leach PFAS into food, especially when heated.

Household & Consumer Products
→ Non-stick pans, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant furniture, cosmetics, floss, and more shed PFAS into household dust and air.

Newly Detected Sources (2025)
→ Menstrual products (tampons, pads, period underwear)
→ Pet food packaging and water bowls
→ Children’s car seats, strollers, and waterproof baby gear

Air & Rainfall
→ PFAS released by factories evaporate and return via rain — even in remote wilderness.

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