Last Monday, the groups submitted test results to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, asking them to stop using the products until the contamination is fixed.

PFAS are a class of about 15,000 chemical commonly used to make thousands of consumer products in dozens of industries to prevent water, stain, and heat. These chemical are ubiquitous and have been linked to low levels of cancer, thyroid disease, kidney insufficiency, birth defects, autoimmune diseases, and other serious health problems. They are known as "chemical forever" because they do not degrade naturally.

Tests have found PFOS in three out of seven agricultural pesticides, including Intrepid 2F, which is the second most widely used product after Roundup, according to the state of California. In 2021, the most recent year for which data is available, more than 1.7 million pounds of data were applied to a total of more than 1.3 million acres of California land. Crops such as almonds, grapes, peaches, and pistachios are used the highest in the Central Valley.

The study also found the chemical in Oberon 2SC Malathion 5EC, which contains the neurotoxin Malathion.

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