NewsAnimalsForever chemicals are causing health problems in some wildlifeThe effects of PFAS on human health is well studied. Impacts on turtles have now been documented Some freshwater turtles in Australia exposed to PFAS, aka forever chemicals, exhibit a range of health concerns, as do their hatchlings.Malcolm Tattersall/iNaturalist Australia (CC BY-NC 4.0)By Danielle Beurteaux27 seconds agoForever chemicals are pervasive, and researchers have in recent years been ringing the alarms about the negative impacts on human health. But humans arent the only animals to be concerned about.Freshwater turtles in Australia exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, experienced changes to their metabolic functions, environmental biochemist David Beale and colleagues report in the Dec. 15 Science of the Total Environment. We found a whole range of biomarkers that are indicative of cancer and other health problems within reptiles, says Beale, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Dutton Park, Australia.