Event Brief
Study finds PFAS in Israeli potatoes near Gaza
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Summary: A study detected PFAS in potatoes and pollution in wells and soils up to 19 km from Gaza.
WHO: Experts from Hebrew University, the Ministry of Health, the Volcani Institute, and the Southern Arava Agricultural Research Organisation
WHAT: Researchers found PFAS contamination in Israeli produce and detected PFAS in water wells and soils near Gaza.
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 10:34 AM ET
WHERE: Israel
WHY: PFAS was released from explosives in Gaza and carried by wind onto farmland after army explosions.
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