企的腿部带显示了巴塔哥尼亚地区高水平的PFAS污染. Penguin leg bands reveal high PFAS pollution levels in Patagonia.

为了帮助研究人员追踪大范围的污染, 巴塔哥尼亚地区的马格兰企都戴着脚带. Magellanic penguins in Patagonia are wearing silicone leg bands to help researchers track widespread pollution. 超过90%的测试带检测到PFAS,被称为"永恒化学品", 在这个偏远地区, Over 90% of the bands detected PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," in this remote region, revealing that even new "safer" replacements are spreading globally. 通过非侵入性方法,在难以进入的环境中监测化学物质暴露. The non-invasive method offers a practical way to monitor chemical exposure in hard-to-reach environments.