{"id":1098,"date":"2021-02-04T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/?post_type=exhibit1&#038;p=1098"},"modified":"2021-08-16T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T13:01:00","slug":"citizen-science-pfas-free","status":"publish","type":"exhibit1","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/citizen-science-pfas-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Science: PFAS Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of over 4,700 industrial chemicals used in everyday products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Have you bought a Teflon frying pan? Is there PTFE in your bike oil? Have you seen \u2018PFC-free\u2019 labels on waterproofs? These are all terms used for PFAS. PFAS are a group of over 4700 industrial chemicals, widely used in everyday products from food packaging, toiletries and non-stick cookware to clothing and carpets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Since PFAS first came into common use in the 1950s their number of uses (and the number of names for them) has sky rocketed, PFAS are often referred to as the \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 because of their extreme persistence in the environment. Some forms of PFAS can take over 1000 years to degrade. This persistence is why the actions we take today have such a huge effect on the state of our world tomorrow. A paper bag might disintegrate and slowly disappear from sight, but the chemicals left behind could be damaging the environment for thousands for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To find out more about PFAS chemicals visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfasfree.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.pfasfree.org.uk\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can help to identify sources of PFAS in food packaging, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfasfree.org.uk\/beadtest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.pfasfree.org.uk\/beadtest<\/a> to find out how.<\/p>\n\n\n                <div class=\"related-content\">\n                        <div class=\"container\">\n                <h2><\/h2>\n                <div class=\"content-carousel swiper-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"content-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                                    \n<a href=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/citizen-science-poms\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/01\/bee-5219887_1920-610x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n        <ul class=\"grid-list__terms\"><li class=\"grid-list__restriction grid-list__restriction--allages grid-list__restriction--1\">\n                        all ages\n                    <\/li><li style=\"background-color:#609a90;\" class=\"biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#835fa5;\" class=\"citizenship\">Citizenship<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#4d6133;\" class=\"conservation\">Conservation<\/li><\/ul>        <h3>PoMS Fit Count<\/h3>        <div class=\"event-date\">\n            <!-- event date -->\n            <span class=\"event-date__item\">\n                            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <span><b>Video<\/b><br><br>The Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT count) is one of two surveys to form a Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS).<\/span>    <\/div>\n<\/a>                                <\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                                    \n<a href=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/citizen-science-upstream-battle\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/01\/upstreambannerweb-610x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n        <ul class=\"grid-list__terms\"><li class=\"grid-list__restriction grid-list__restriction--allages grid-list__restriction--1\">\n                        all ages\n                    <\/li><li style=\"background-color:#835fa5;\" class=\"citizenship\">Citizenship<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#4d6133;\" class=\"conservation\">Conservation<\/li><\/ul>        <h3>Citizen Science: Upstream Battle<\/h3>        <div class=\"event-date\">\n            <!-- event date -->\n            <span class=\"event-date__item\">\n                            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <span>Did you know that 80% of marine litter comes from land and further upstream? 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