My name is Johan Dellbring; I am 18 years old and live in Umeå, located in the northern part of Sweden. I am currently a senior at Umeå Elitidrottsgymnasium where I have been studying Natural Sciences since August 2021. Apart from this I am a swimmer and very interested in fashion design. Together with Victoria Niska, we have the project “PFOA: Threat to vegetation?”.
Tell us what the water concern in your country is!As presented by our project, PFAS-usage can lead to several consequences for human health. In the south of Sweden, there are high levels of PFAS-contaminated drinking water, which is a major health hazard. Moreover it also affects plant life and therefore we have investigated PFOA's impact on plants growth.
This is what I think is one of the solutions for a sustainable future:If we focus on PFAS-usage, we researchers need to find cleaning methods that make emissions from the textile industries significantly cleaner. This leads to areas around these industries becoming habitable for humans and reduces poisons from being let out in nature.
