More testing needed on ‘forever chemicals’ in the North, advocate says

CBC

An environmental group says not enough testing is being done to determine the extent of contamination from so-called “forever chemicals,” especially in the North. CBC News recently published an interactive map showing some PFAS “hotspots” across Canada, based on data from the federal government’s inventory of contaminated sites. But Cassie Barker, senior program manager at the Toronto-based advocacy group Environmental Defence, said it doesn’t show the entire picture.   Click here to read the story.