PFAS, Dioxins and PAH in Primary School Air Filters Ivry-sur-Seine (suburb of Paris, France), 2024-2025

The latest biomonitoring report by ToxicoWatch shows that air filters in schools in Ivry-Sur-Seine (Paris) contained PFAS, dioxins, and other dangerous chemicals linked to areas in close vicinity of waste incinerators.

The biomonitoring research in Ivry-Sur-Seine found dioxins in school filters and dust; dixion-like PCBs which were legally banned decades ago; and PAHs, a chemical also found in cigarette smoke. It also found levels of PFAs in air filter dust exponentially above the EU safety limits.

The report underlines the findings of previous biomonitoring reports carried out in communities near waste incinerators across Europe (see The True Toxic Toll page), showing that waste incineration emissions contaminate nearby air, water, and vegetation – putting human health and the environment at risk.

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