Alarming levels of PFAS found in the Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife

Nearly every human activity leaves behind some kind of waste in the environment, and some of this waste contains toxic chemicals. PFAS are a class of about 12,000 chemicals often used to make products resist water, stains and heat. They are POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) because they do not naturally break down, and they are linked to cancer, liver disease, kidney stress, fetal complications and other serious health problems. They are regulated under the Stockholm Convention.

ISLANDS aims to provide support to SIDS in improving chemicals and waste management in line with international commitments and national plans. For example, in the Caribbean we work to introduce sustainable alternatives to PFAS, POP-PBDEs, PCBs and other chemicals - to ultimately protect people and the environment.