Thread by @stephanehorel

🏭💧After months of work, the Forever Pollution Project by @lemondefr and its 17 partners reveals the staggering extent of Europe's contamination by forever chemicals #PFAS
#ForeverPollution #Crossborder
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@lemondefr We reveal the existence of 17,000 PFAS contaminated sites across Europe, including over 2,100 hotspots (over 100ng/L). These data come from samples taken in water, soil or living organisms by scientists and authorities since 2003.

We also reveal the location of nearly 21,500 presumptive contamination sites. These are sites where industrial activity is documented as both a user and emitter of PFAS, such as military bases (firefighting foams) or paper mills.

Last but not least, you'll see for the first time the names of the 20 PFAS production facilities in Europe.
A meticulous work & a new kind of journalistic challenge realized with & thanks to my fabulous @lemondefr colleagues @AubertRaphaelle @garydagorn Luc Martinon @_W___ and..

@lemondefr @AubertRaphaelle @garydagorn @_W___ ...a great bunch of amazing reporters across Europe
@pilzsa @tjluimes @livagianluca @danieldrepper @zuzanavlasata @rtwSZ @TiinaLundell @WATERSHED_i @leanahosea @RachSalv 
@manuelbewarder @LeaKBusch @edeljoe @CatharinaFelke @anhofe @isicomeeasygo @NadjaTausche @SarahWippermann

.... (more to come)
And also the crucial cross-border support of @hackette7 ✨and @journalismarena
As well as the work grants of @journalismfund and #IJ4EU
Visit the project's website to read all our stories foreverpollution.eu