{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"LCSB EN","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en","author_name":"ldebroux","author_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/author\/vanadium\/","title":"Forever chemicals, diving into troubled waters","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kQKCeBMolW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/forever-chemicals-diving-into-troubled-waters\/\">Forever chemicals, diving into troubled waters<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/forever-chemicals-diving-into-troubled-waters\/embed\/#?secret=kQKCeBMolW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Forever chemicals, diving into troubled waters&#8221; &#8212; LCSB EN\" data-secret=\"kQKCeBMolW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/2025-03-20_WordWaterDay_TopIllustration3_AIgenerated.jpg","thumbnail_width":2000,"thumbnail_height":1500,"description":"On World Water Day, let\u2019s talk about the \u201cforever chemicals\u201d that made a splash when the Forever Pollution Project published the map of nearly 23,000 contaminated sites all over Europe and again when the Pesticide Action Network Europe revealed that drinking water samples from 11 EU countries showed the widespread presence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Prof. Emma Schymanski and Dr Federica Piras, researchers at the university focusing on chemicals in our environment, help us take a closer look at the facts, explore the long history of these compounds and reflect on the current situation in our water."}