Environmentally persistent chemicals discovered in an insecticide aerially sprayedin more than half of US states leached into the pesticide from plastic shipping containers, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
An assortment of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) migrated into Anvil 10+10 from containers made of high-density polyethylene (HPDE) treated with fluorinated compounds and used to store and transport the pesticide, the EPA says. Read more…
