A research team led by a professor at Duke University has authored a study identifying the production and disposal of lithium-ion batteries as an “increasing source of a troubling subclass of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and regulators in other nations are examining the potential effects of the presence of PFAS in water and soil. Those assessments are evaluating potential cancer-causing and noncancer-related effects, including potential effects on the endocrine, hepatic, urinary, immune, developmental and reproductive systems.
