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Plastic containers made of fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are likely to leach per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into pesticides and other liquid products that are stored in them, results from the US Environmental Protection Agency suggest.
The data, released Sept. 8, show that the amount of PFAS that migrates into liquid products increases with storage time.