Toxic and tenacious - How "forever chemicals” are damaging our health | DW Documentary
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- Coated pans, waterproof clothing, refrigerants for air conditioning systems. All these everyday items contain PFAS. This group of chemical compounds makes life more convenient. But PFAS compounds are also highly controversial because they are both toxic and long-lasting.
Known as "perpetual chemicals”, PFAS accumulate in the environment and also enter the human body. The film examines the question of whether PFAS should be banned because they threaten our health. Or should they continue to be used because they are so practical and virtually irreplaceable in our everyday lives?
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It amazes me how society believes lies behind industry. I recently finished book called The 21 former doctor secrets by rachel morgan. She explained her career thoughts perfectly
But god is in control, their set- up will be shortlived = is, of course our looking forward to their demise , if they dont know it and fear it. What goes around, comes around🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yeah and that book surely is not full of lies?
@@1marcelfilms its not I would recommend it otherwise
If it's not compostable, 100% recyclable or forever reusable. It shouldn't be made.
or mendable, my pants aren't forever but I can patch them up or resew them when they break
nothing is forever reusable
there very few things that are 100% recyclable (either because they physically can't or because it will never be technically or economically viable) and i don't think there are many things i can imagine can be forever reusable, less even that have a major economic value, maybe some mug made of clay and even that has to handled very carefully.
On the other hand there are space for many things that are essential and don't fit that criteria, especially for medical use, and can be (or should be) discarded with the appropriate care. Let's not get crazy fundamentalist here.
Lastly this video could not exist, this channel would not exist, the pc/phone you're watching it would not exist, 99% of the things you see at 0:14 of this video would not exist.
You forgot to mention "causes low sperm count and various cancers".
@@Jeffcrocodile”99% of the things” play it out over the next 1000 years. What you’re arguing is that the present is more important than the future and that is a very human and selfish view. We are replacing life with things.
Regarding the companies that use them I only see one thing - greed. All is done in the name of profit and at the expense of the people
Greed or insanity?
Corporate is more than happy to kill every last single human for a marginally negligible profit while lying about the effects for as long as it takes.
Psychopathic greed.
@@Rosispergia Greed, the root of all evil.
They'll have access to better treatment options and new technologies as well. The ultimate definition of fuck you I got mine.
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Thank you for the voiceover translations, as I can listen to this without reading subtitles
Big help especially in senior like me❤thank you DW❤
It’s amazing the ability of humanity to destroy the Earth.
@@sorinjasoncnd5560 is not destroy.... remember...we can create or destroy....is only treasformaton is trash...👋😉
money is everyones master
Define "destroy". Because the earth is getting much cleaner with a better standard of living.
@@gregorymalchuk272 watch the video before commenting
@@gregorymalchuk272 nope it is not
is this among the reason why cancer Rate is Increasing each Year All around the world?
yes
That, and many other chemicals. We should ban all of these to the extend possible. Like wgt are pesticides still legal? It makes no sense.
The pesticides serve a purpose despite their horrible side effects
@@TheKingWhoWins But they aren't necessary, so why use them?
@@nonya.bizness My fertility dropped dramatically following my vasectomy.
Thank you DW for being on duty as always.
A new paper published May 31, 2023, in Annals of Global Health, examines documents from DuPont and 3M, the largest manufacturers of PFAS, and analyzes the tactics industry used to delay public awareness of PFAS toxicity and, in turn, delay regulations governing their use.
No surprise there. Big business has always invested heavily and long-term in muddying the waters to protect their financial interests. Just look at what has happened with emissions from the burning of hydrocarbons. The campaigns (Exxon et al.) costing hundreds of millions (I highly recommend the 3-part documentary "the power of big oil", it is jaw-dropping and will hurt you deeply in the pit of your stomach) to first deny, then minimize and finally shift blame has set us back decades in the fight against climate change. It might have even caused us to lose the fight. Same thing happened with the tobacco industry. Sickening tactics but sadly commonplace across all sectors where large sums of money are at stake. This is not to say that we shouldn't combat this with all our might. We should most definitely do that. We should go even further and shift the full cost of the damage done onto the guilty industries and incarcerate those wilfully involved, even if that would bankrupt them all. I'm just saying that it's a very familiar playbook and we should not be surprised but rather count on it happening and fine-tune our tactics to take it into account and combat it, preventatively
It’s analogous to the fact that the big oil companies knew 40 years ago that burning of fossil fuels would cause global warming
@@asha8443they knew for 60+ years
DuPont are famous for poisoning their worker and people who are living around their factories
Corporations don't give a shit about anything unless they end up making a bunch of money without any effort
There is town after town after city that had to be abandoned due to chemical pollution. (love canal, picher, times beach, wittenoom, etc) It was only a matter of time before we contaminated the entire globe. We've been working up to it for centuries.
The earth has been getting a lot cleaner over the last century.
@@gregorymalchuk272 Every man woman and child being contaminated with poly-fluro chemicals at rates we are all at risk for health side effects isn't what I would consider "cleaner."
That isn't even counting that fossil fuel use is higher than it's ever been in all of history, and burning fossil fuels causes pollution that leads to early death. And that isn't even counting climate change... so, no. You're just wrong. Just because we don't label PFAS or their cousin chemicals dangerous doesn't mean the environment is the cleanest it's been in a century.
@@gregorymalchuk272 Probably not. Polluters probably moved to countries with lax or no environmental protection laws. Just happy for the employment opportunities.
We've done the same thing with greenhouse gas emissions. Just outsourced manufacturing to developing countries where it's out of sight & out of mind. Meanwhile, global aggregate GHG emissions continue to rise, even though some 1st world countries can report their "progress".
@@alanmcrae8594 In those countries the predominant form of energy was the indoor burning of wood and animal dung. So coal fired electricity used to cook food or a gas range is still much cleaner than historic levels of indoor air pollution.
It’s OK, Bill Gates will fix it.
Yikes! Even if, as individuals, we're very careful about staying away from these PFAs, they're out in our environment.. everywhere. 🥺
Soyim
We will DIE eventually so dont worry about forever chemicals, its something you cant control...I know older men who smoked cigarettes since i was a child but are still alive while others didn't but have died
Yep. We "swim" in an ever-increasing toxic soup.
Pray before you leave the house that god provide your health safety. I pray daily that god keep other cars away from me and my car away from other cars and give me a safe journey to where l am going, and a safe journey home. He does!❤😅
We will find a way without PFAS. We did before PFAS and we will after PFAS. Yes it will require a lot of work and research but we will find an alternative way. We always do!
Yes boycott and autonomy.
Autonomy??
No need for PFAs now surely
we came together to stop CFCs, hope we can for PFAS now.
Amen!❤😅
Thats proper scary story, we definitely have to ban these chemicals come on.
It's horrible that we have movies and documentaries that explain all this, yet the companies that produce such chemicals are still allowed to in some way.
I think if people cant do something god will. Look at these processing food catching fire is actually god's will!😅 wow. Just thot of that! People need to grow their own food. Find a way if yoy live in an apartment. Have a friend with big back yorad? Work with him you both win!❤😅😅😅😅
The man at 26:40 is completely enchanted with his own industry but will not allow the harm it also causes; that is someone else’s problem.
The company’s statement basically said, “deal with it or you can’t have nice things”
they admitted they care more about making money than people's lives 😊
Finally someone that isnt a green hippie haha
Man people would be in for a rude surprise if someone were to test crops grown in the US for toxin levels.
All you have to do is visit here and see the physical and mental health of the population.
America ONLY Produces GMO Crops and Every Field is Sprayed with Roundup and other known Toxic Carcinogens.
With Crops being Genetically Modified for the Use of such Chemicals, to make 'Farming Easy'. Seeds or Crops will not even Germinate or Reproduce..You cannot 'Regrow' Last Years Seed, it will not even Grow..If You do Plant those Seeds, You will be Sued, because You ONLY have Rights to 1 Year use of the Crop or Seed, The Seed Companies Own All Rights for the Seed and Crops Grown, Farmers really are only Sharecropers, even though They might Own the Land. Used to be, Farmers could Grow Crops, then keep some of the Seed, then Replant the Seed and Reproduce the Crop from the Previous Year, with the Crops Grown.
Now, You cannot do that. You cannot even get Seed that will Regrow from the Grains Produced...
It is not just PFAS...
@@stringlarson1247 Look at 'How Plastic' those using Synthetic Opioids look.... They look like those Plastic Fish in the Ocean. Like They are made from Wax.
These PFOA stuff was found in the water (even UPSTREAM of the company) everywhere in the US when the Dupont scandal came to light...
@kamnapavon4638 all 'opioids' are synthetic by definition.
Maybe ABC Australia should start broadcasting this channel 👍
DW does do gloom and doom well.
Evil industry. There are many alternatives to plastics but they won't allow it. A Mexican woman found a way to make a plastic-like material out of cactus plants, an Indian woman did the same using natural materials.
Several alternatives. Plastic-like bags, but made of bamboo, a non toxic and a very sustainable product, but the bags didn't get produced.
Most plastic bags don't contain the families of chemicals this documentary is about. So your comment is a non-sequitur.
It’s not just about the technology. Manufacturers need to be able to commercialise production at scale. It takes years or even decades to shift.
Key point: it is a greedy man-dominated economical world
Women wouldnt have destroyed our home in the first place.. but now.. it is probably too late to try stopping the madness. Trying though is the only reasonable step:/
@@gregorymalchuk272 have you heard about microplastics?
A massive problem plaguing mankind, must be taken seriously
Actually, PFAS are better than the alternative - which is before we had them. What are the uses you DON"T hear about for the use of these chemicals? They're what make your clothes not catch on fire anymore (seriously - look into how many people were greivously burned before clothes started getting treated with chemicals). They're what make your tin cans not leak dangerous chemicals into your food anymore (there's a thin plastic coating inside the tin). They're what make all sorts of modern conveniences and safties and good ideas happen. Like they said, they are involved in every single piece of tech that you own. That's why there are so many fewer electical fires now than there were 50 years ago. That's why your tech doesn't instantly spark and die when a tiny dop of water (or more) gets on it. DW is just at their standard scare mongering again. That's how they make their money, afterall.
Get into the bible---- find jesus ways are of love, you dont hurt someone you love. Man's ways are opposite narscisstic. They will hurt but dont hurt them.--- pity them.😮😮😮😮😢😢😢
Contamination of water is a very common and easy way for multinationals to dispose of toxic materials
In countries like India where it is a birthright to destroy natural resources and where life doesn't matter who is to monitor and put an end to systematic degradation of natural resources
My friend do not push a label on the entire nation, it's a collective failure of the entire globe predominantly the west in a much larger prospect, we as India are the only country who were aligned with climate change compliance and goals in G20 summit this past year. So please get your facts straight and hope you start the change from your own home first.
@@rajeshshetty7720I haven't looked but I find that hard to believe, and if true would even suspect carbon credits to be the reason, not an actual reduction. Please link me or direct me to a source to prove my suspicions wrong, if you wish.
@@rajeshshetty7720 Agreed. Well stated.
if you think this is only happening in India I have bad news. this happens in every state in the US and almost every country.
3M - Modi Magician Monitors everything in India. ...😂
3M 👍
Thanks for bringing this problem to more awareness.
The sicker you are, the more money they can make providing cures and treatments.
Only treatments, never cures.
Too much business (and governments) is about minimizing health and maximizing cash flow / burning resources
Nooo ! It’s on 69… Here’s nr 70 😂
Eat healthy = no sickness, process a garden process your own home grorn garden food = enjoy health save $$$$$.❤😂😅
@@CraigLoeffelholz-x7xlet them burn their own resource make your own private healthy world. Without 😮😅their knowledge
Pretty much everyone has been exposed at this point. Who hasn’t cooked with a nonstick pan.
Are there safe non stick pans? I think since 2000 that there are….
Forever chemicals including PFAS PFOA, and PTFE are used for durability purposes, as well as heat, fire and water resistance. They're essentially the replacements for asbestos and lead.
Again and again you guys provide great documentaries about extremely important subjects for all future life for all species on the planet!
Thanks.
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What a fantastic documentary. Thank you DW! We should have listened to Forest Gump when he said: "Stupid is as stupid does."
Thank you for spreading awareness
DW Truth Channel. 👍
This company, they keep talking about technology this and that but forgotten that they have to Eat food 3times a day and drink some water which they polluted.
Technology is necessary but not mandatory
PLASTIC should be prohibited.🚫
You used 100s of plastic products posting that comment.. good luck with that though.
Not all plastics are PFAS polymers
The production of single-use plastic should absolutely be stopped, but plastics in general are very useful
Plastic has played a crucial role in shaping the reality we live in today. It has enabled countless advancements and conveniences that have transformed the way we live, work, and communicate. However, it is important to recognize that human existence is not just about individual actions or choices; it is part of a larger systemic framework. Our behaviors and decisions have ripple effects that extend far beyond our immediate surroundings, impacting the environment, society, and economy in interconnected ways. Understanding and acknowledging this systemic nature of human existence is essential for promoting sustainability and ensuring a more balanced and harmonious relationship with the world around us.
At the source Manufacturers!!
Improve the disposal of that "forever chemical" , don't just dump to environment.. 🙏
Corporations don't want to spend their millions on profits to do that
13:24 "We don't need only energy transition, but a chemical trasition too." That was a hard hit.
PLEASE keep fighting for us!! I'm from the USA and at my age (68) can't understand why we need this crap. There's a reason for the saying " the old days weren't fun but it made us healthy, wealthy and wise.
It's greed that's making us sick. Humans weren't made to last forever.
When I can't stand the pain of living anymore, I'll check out of this life. It's the way it should be! I'll no longer be a dredge on society.
Can you do a video on silicones? Its a material that is becoming more widespread and we haven't really considered its impact on the environment. It lasts much longer than plastics and is used in everything from clothing and cosmetics. It is non toxic, but I am worried about the build up of silicones in the environment. We also use it as a solvent, who knows what it does when it ends up in the atmosphere.
Journalism and the press aren't perfect, but channels like yours really do help.bring some level of recognition to necessary topics and current events.
Silly little species, always playing with toys they don’t fully understand.
doesn't anyone get it yet? the planet will survive. humans, probably not. us humans have engineered our own demise
Yes, please bring it on!
@@JJamJ A sad thing to post. Some people are very vulnerable to such dire comments.
@@margaretr5701 It is my point of view. Humanity is destroying the planet through greed. We reap what we sow. Mother Earth will thank us I’m sure. Sometimes truth hurts.
Not really, killer whales are sterile because of this stuff
The planet will 'survive' in the sense that it will still be a rock orbiting the sun. For a while.
There will always be some human survivors
Thank you for the report.
I am all ears and watching!
Farbot Nia
It’s like the “Don’t look up” movie. Scientists are warning, but the greedy corporations can’t be stopped.
depressing beyond words.
An eye-opening wake-up call from DW
There was a great movie on this called Dark Waters I think. Mark Ruffalo is in it. Talks about all of this and how Dupont is responsible for poisoning just about everyone with these forever chemicals.
😢 yeah i saw the movie too
its a sad movie
even the activist struggle a lot just to win over the case as it took long time to seek justice
its like this companies paying govt. officials to shut there mouth
@@AninaSabry money always rules people's morality. Doesn't make it right, but most are for sale in the end it seems....
Yes, plus DuPont should have gotten sued for more than 3M did, then 3M and all that produce very similar harmful synthetics should have been stopping production decades ago, better have not ever started knowing how toxic..
Who's paying? Chemical company's I certainly hope & expect!! They are one of the most profitable! What happened to Bipol India? Seemed the company criminally dodged that horrible leak victims poor&weak ¬ able to defend themselves!!!
Industrial competitiveness over environment/humans…makes sense
Would be interesting to see if microorganisms like bacteria can be found to detoxify PFAS..
Always amazed with DW’s in-depth reporting on topics I never would have even googled. Love it. Please keep producing these educational videos. Thank you!!
its all about money these companies dont care about the people cmon
Only few viewers watch these long documentaries..... even more viewers doesn't have any idea ....
DW documentaries are excellent and full of details.....
Why does it take so long to ban PFAS?
Because capitalism. If corporations don't make a profit this world crumbles.
@@raul4420 I guess it also took ~25 years to phase out CFCs. Hopefully that means that in the next 5-10 years they will be banned. Especially unnecessary crap like non stick pans.
The same thing why can't the USA ban guns?
Danish researchers have found cholesterol medicin that seems to reduce the level of pfas in your body. That is a starting point for people most at risk before regulations, that the industry should pay for.
Increasing population and industrialisation didn’t bring good to the Earth and earth. 😢. I love DW for producing docu films to inform the World with such scale of research and constant and instant attention to the changes .
Yes ❤
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
As always DW an outstanding documentary, thank you for raising awareness about this issue.
PFAS has been a hot public health topic since 2000s till 2020s in the States, and now Europe and the rest of the world talk about it!
Yes, Europe is slow. Also since last year Roundup is no longer available for consumers in the US, while it it still legally sold over the counter in Europe. And then we had the car emission scandal that was only uncovered thanks to US tests.
I think it’s the other way around.
New fear unlocked: PFAS
Thanks a lot for doing this documentary! I can't imagine how polluted other poor countries are! 😢
Thanks for watching.
@@DWDocumentary, the pleasure is all mine! God bless you!
Why cannot chemical companies be stopped for these crimes against humanity.
It’s sad that when given the choice do I want to be forever poisoned or do I want more consumer products that anyone at all chooses consumer products. It goes to show the state of humanity across the board.
Companies can’t sell it if people don’t buy it.
Truthful introduction documentary about chemical products utilizing especially Pfas and other flouropolymers molecules...thank you (DW ) documentary channel for sharing
Bruhv, while an excellent doc, many of us have known about this for years.
We're literally poisoning ourselves.
Imagine poisoning your own and your neighbors food and water, then expecting to continue poisoning because you still have some left to make money from.
I was born in 1959...
I have lived through the latest craze that life can offer... On top of that, all the pollutants of the 70's... Don't forget all the chemicals used around us...
I'm still here and feel good but I'm surprised I don't have a green glow
When I moved home, I went to the shops to buy pots and pans. Every single one was coated with the stuff. I looked online and bought very expensive pots and pans instead.
I was shocked how all these shops in London simply did not have healthy pots and pans.
There are,but not always easy to find.
We're leaving this polluted planet to generations that come after us... this distresses me greatly. Thank you DW once again.
i saw a movie about this
how sad seeing those people and communities died and being neglected by those owners of companies
even take long time for them to compensate the damage have been done
Watch "Poisoning the World From America" about DuPont and the useless EPA. Great job science, thanks.
if the world managed before PFAS then its blatantly obvious we don't actually need them. They should be reserved for something that ABSOLTELY cannot be done without them, something that might have a net enviromental benefit.
Netherlands truly F'ed by the looks of it. Great job on regulating industry NL!
100% of the cost of cleanup should be paid by the manufacturers. They may go broke. Too bad.
And we citizens can’t doing anything about it.
How come we are not performing massive class action lawsuits against companies like Dupont and 3M?
Thank you DW for this documentary! Please keep up this great work and please continue doing episodes on the pfas as the industry changes in the future (hopefully!).
Could you please tell us more about the solutions that the textile industry is now using instead of pfas? (I thought it was just another horrible chemical like pfas but with a different name).
Thank you
We are all screwed. Glad I never had children.
I love that there are solutions! Thanks for sharing your finds.
The arrogance of industry is revolting. I want a natural world, not the poisoned garbage they produce.
Stay away from sea foam now and rain
Another major issue is that these firefighters uniforms are treated with pfas. “PFAS are a category of manufactured chemicals used in turnout gear to enhance its safety and performance. These chemicals have thermal stability and increase the ability of textiles to resist oil and water. Why should firefighters care about PFAS? PFAS have been linked to cancer and other adverse health effects.”
Turn the German volume down if it’s dubbed over.bit painful to listen too
this is scaryy
The world right now in general are pretty scarry.
It's not really. If this were a problem we'd have known two generations ago
@@chadamongmen5223 Lol yea like the sea around Denmark is dead caused by pfos. like asbestos how loong did they use thast crap befor that was made illegal ? or led in fuel. But i've heard farmers say the same as you do cause they don't want to take responsibility
Looking forward to watching this one. Always something good from this channel.
It's a sad state we're in now. If you're using tech to read this, The device has PFAS in it. Many articles that we use everyday has pfas. Medical devices that save your life everyday has them. When I was doing research on this, I found that the stent that was installed in my heart 12 years ago was coated with PFAS, and it comes into direct contact with my bloodstream. Items we use everyday that wear out will likely go into a landfill and have been going into landfills for decades. Many landfills have such a high level of toxic gases coming off of them like arsenic, the communities around them are dealing with health effects. Whenever our technology takes a leap forward, we have no way of knowing the long-term effects, but it doesn't stop the technology from being used. This would go a long way to explaining the Fermi paradox.
It’s a good time to be old and living the good life.
Something that is immediately apparent for an American viewer: farm fields are not fenced, and farm roads are accessible to everyone else. I guess this is how things are done in Germany, France, Sweden, in many other European countries. So unlike the US, where the sense of ownership is overwhelming, even the land that is not owned by farmers like grazing meadows leased from the state is fenced off with frightening signs.
They don't care about life, just how much money they can make.
western always hypocrite 😂,,,
This is an educational and an eye opening information. Thanks for your excellent reporting!!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We're glad you liked the documentary.
Thorium Molten Salts LFTR Has So Many Benefits The Least Of These Is Cleaning Water! We've Know About Since The 50's/60's.
People who covered up the effects have money for generations while other people suffer and have no recourse. The way of our world over and over this happens. Wealth came from exploitation, wealth then leads to corruption.
When I try to talk to people about any of this they just don't want to know or don't really care. Rachel Carson tried to warn about DDT decades ago and what happened? Things just got worse.
How do you get rid of it if it’s was being used in fertilizer and sorta stays on the land forever? Man that would be expensive
Thank you! For your hard work!
Thank you DW, blessings from México 🥰😘🌹
Thank you for watching! Regards from Germany. :)
Realize every SINGLE argument against regulations were whining about corporate profits. Not that they couldn't make money, you'd reduce profits which is the greatest sin known to corporate kind!
All these PFAS free alternatives probably are the same issue hidden under another name... Just like it went from PFOA to PFOS.
“Forever” and “documentary” kind don’t belong together. Words matter and the hyperbolicy of media.
If industry has created Pfafs, then they are responsible for it. They industrial manufacturors needs to create a filter to recycle those chemicals properly.
Why aren't PFAS banned?
PFAS is in almost everything...
Young inventors have already created cases for electronics with compressed carbon...which is compostable.
An economy of exploitation and greed.
We can and must work with one-another and nature, indeed we must look to nature as our teacher.
I think you can forget this kind of energy transition.
There is a morbid irony here. Social inequality in Brazil is so great that only a very small portion of the population can travel outside the country. The wealthiest Brazilians like to travel to the US. The middle class, predominantly composed of lawyers, doctors, engineers, architects and members of the Judiciary and Prosecution Offices, prefers to travel to Europe. Both groups are much more likely to suffer contamination from "forever chemicals" than poor Brazilians living in the most backward regions of the country. Rich Brazilian tourists think the world is theirs, but Chemistry and Journalism say they are very wrong.
This should be a big part of child education in school
Declining Birthrate Much?