In Gard, mayors helpless faced with “the bomb” of eternal pollutants

Between now and the end of January, the regional health agency (ARS) of Occitanie is carrying out analyzes on the drinking water collection points in Salindres (Gard) and the surrounding area to measure the quantities of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) termed “forever pollutants” because they persist in the environment for hundreds of years. A first since the revelations made by the Générations Futures association, almost a year ago, on the massive presence of these toxic molecules in aquatic environments, both near the Solvay factory which produces TFA in Salindres , that miles away, downstream, and into…