When Toronto paused for COVID, a key 'forever chemical' rapidly declined
Jan 29, 2026
A new study out of York University has found that the amount of atmospheric trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the tiniest forever chemical, significantly declined in Toronto during COVID in 2020, which researchers say is good news for the world's ability to mitigate it in the future. The paper, "Atmospher
ic Removal of Trifluoroacetic Acid by Dry and Wet Deposition: A Multiyear Analysis in Toronto," was published in the journal Environmental Science Technology Letters. ...read more read less