The forever chemicals that end up in our bodies - BBC World Service #shorts

Do you know there could be chemicals in your clothes, food packaging and even your make-up that can take hundreds or even thousands of years to break down? They’re called PFAS – or “forever chemicals” – and they are everywhere. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM They’ve been found on the top of Mount Everest and in our drinking water, at harmful levels in some areas. They’re inside our bodies too, in our brains and blood. BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard explains what these chemicals are and how they get into our bodies. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #pfas #foreverchemicals #nontoxic