The liver of wild boars are bioindicators for the presence, types and concentrations of PFAS “forever chemicals” in sites with limited industrial and human activities.
A new study has found that European wild boar, Sus scrofa, contains toxic PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) at levels that are nearly five times greater than what is allowed under EU law in meat sold for human consumption.
Sounds like a similar puzzle to the Chernobyl pigs. They eat kind of unique sources, including mushrooms, and therefore have an unexpectedly larger quantity of toxins.