Lead institution:
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research – Norway
This project aims to improve our understanding of how marine organisms could be impacted by PFASs and their alternatives and to explore the transfer and transformation of unknown organofluorine substances in marine food webs.
Known as forever chemicals, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are anthropogenic chemicals consisting of more than 6000 compounds that have been identified as of very high environmental concern due to environmental persistence, bioaccumulation potential and toxicity.
FEARLESS aims will assess the toxicity of PFAS and their alternatives under laboratory conditions as well as under field conditions. Norwegian waters influenced by firefighting foams from an onshore (Bergen airport) and offshore point source (Ekofisk and Eldfisk oilfields) were chosen as our research platforms in addition to reference locations.
Start Date: 01/08/2023
End Date: 01/08/2026
Lead Contact: Aasim Ali (aasim.ali@imr.no)