Name: 你必須知道的「永久性化學物質」！ (What you need to know about 'forever chemicals')
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T18:17:02.000Z
Duration: 4 min 27 s

There's plenty of emotive news articles and social media posts about forever chemicals.

關於永久性化學物質，有很多引起大家關注的新聞報導和社群貼文。

Some talk of baby food teeming with toxic additives, others about these chemicals being found in our blood or organs.

有些內容提到嬰兒食品含有毒添加物，有些則說這些化學物質在我們的血液或器官裡被發現。

I'm Mark Miudovnik, I'm a material scientist and I'm really interested in whether our lifestyles are toxic.

我是 Mark Miudovnik，一位材料科學家，我對我們的生活方式是否會產生毒性非常感興趣。

You might have heard of something called pfas, short for perfluoro alkyl and polyfluoro alkyl substances.

你可能聽說過一個叫做 pfas 的東西，它是全氟烷基和聚氟烷基物質的縮寫。

These man made chemicals are widely used to enhance everyday items because they're resistant to heat, water and grease.

這些人工合成化學品因為耐熱、防水、防油，所以被廣泛用來提升日常用品的性能。

You'll find them in things like floor cleaners, fast food wrappers and waterproof clothes.

你會在像是地板清潔劑、速食包裝紙和防水衣物等物品中發現它們。

In a typical day we can encounter them pretty much everywhere.

在平常的一天裡，我們幾乎到處都可能接觸到它們。

But these substances have picked up a disturbing nickname.

但這些物質卻得到了一個令人不安的綽號。

Forever chemicals because they resist being broken down in nature and so stay in the environment forever.

永久性化學物質因為它們難以在大自然中分解，所以會永遠留在環境中。

Time for breakfast and you might fry an egg using a non stick pan.

到了早餐時間，你可能會用不沾鍋煎蛋。

This fabulous space age invention makes cooking and washing up so easy.

這項超讚的太空時代發明讓烹飪和洗碗變得好簡單。

But it's PFAS that provides the magic non stick.

但正是pfas提供了神奇的不沾效果。

That said, nonstick pans are generally considered safe unless heated to over 260 degrees Celsius.

說到這裡，不沾鍋通常被認為是安全的，除非加熱超過攝氏260度。

So don't overheat them and definitely don't clean them with steel wool.

所以別把鍋子燒乾，也絕對不要用鋼絲絨清潔。

This can release the non stick coating into your food and or the environment.

這可能會讓不沾塗層釋放到你的食物或環境中。

Unfortunately, that's not the only source of forever chemicals in your breakfast.

PFAS have been found in rice, meat, fish, butter, they're even in coffee.

在米飯、肉類、魚、奶油中都發現了pfas，甚至連咖啡裡都有。

They've also been found in the water we drink.

They were detected in 99% of samples of bottled water from 15 countries around the world.

它們在來自全球 15 個國家、99% 的瓶裝水樣本中被檢測出來。

And our personal care routines bring us into contact with yet more pfas.

而且我們的個人護理程序讓我們接觸到更多 pfas。

These forever chemicals are prized by cosmetic companies for creating long lasting finishes in makeups and creams.

這些永久性化學物質因為能為彩妝和乳霜創造持久效果，而受到化妝品公司青睞。

While some brands are phasing them out due to health concerns, others are sticking with them.

雖然有些品牌因為健康疑慮而逐步淘汰它們，但其他品牌仍堅持使用。

You leave your house and buy a coffee in a takeaway cup coated with the same family of chemicals.

你離開家，在裝有相同化學物質塗層的外帶杯裡買杯咖啡。

In your office, you'll probably sit on a stain resistant chair or sofa again coated with pfas.

在辦公室裡，你可能會坐在同樣塗有 pfas 的防汙椅或沙發上。

So what is this everyday exposure to chemicals doing to our bodies?

那麼，這種日常接觸這些化學物質對我們的身體有什麼影響呢？

In one study in Singapore, researchers found that higher PFAS exposure might be linked to decreased fertility in women.

新加坡的一項研究發現，較高的 PFAS 暴露可能與女性生育能力下降有關。

Other research linked pfas to testicular and kidney cancers, though this hasn't been categorically proven as cause.

其他研究將 pfas 與睪丸癌和腎臟癌聯繫起來，儘管這尚未被明確證實為原因。

Now to be clear, the specific PFAS that were studied aren't used in the UK anymore.

不過要說清楚的是，研究中使用的特定 PFAS 在英國已經不再使用了。

But the bigger issue is we still don't fully know how harmful other pfas might be.

但更大的問題是，我們仍然不知道其他 pfas 可能有多大的危害。

Individually, regulators in the UK deem most chemicals in our products safe at low levels, but

個別來看，英國的監管機構認為我們產品中的大多數化學物質在低劑量下是安全的，但是

assessing how hundreds of them interact over months, years or even decades as they accumulate in our bodies requires huge amounts of scientific research because there are thousands of pfas, which we're exposed to in a lot of different ways, and

要評估數百種化學物質在幾個月、幾年甚至幾十年內，隨著它們在我們體內累積時的相互作用，需要大量的科學研究，因為有數千種 pfas，我們透過許多不同的方式接觸到它們，而且

the types of chemicals change over time, so still we know enough for it to be concerning.

化學物質的種類會隨著時間改變，所以我們還是知道得夠多，足以引起擔憂。

For people exposed to high levels of pfas, the increased risk of disease has now been established in the courts.

對於暴露於高濃度 PFAS 的人來說，患病的風險增加已經在法庭上得到了證實。

In Sweden, having raised levels of PFAS in the blood is deemed to be a personal injury.

在瑞典，血液中 PFAS 含量升高被視為人身傷害。

那麼，我們該如何理解這一切呢？

You can reduce your personal exposure to chemicals with known risks by reading product labels and questioning marketing claims.

你可以透過閱讀產品標籤和質疑行銷宣傳來減少個人接觸已知風險的化學物質。

For instance, you can choose not to buy a miraculous stain repellent sofa or a super long lasting cosmetic or a waterproof paper straw.

例如，你可以選擇不購買神奇的防汙沙發、超持久的化妝品或防水紙吸管。

Once you find out they contain PFAS in the kitchen, you might decide you're willing to accept PFAS exposure by using non stick pans because you think the benefits of using less oil outweigh the risks.

當你發現廚房裡的產品含有 pfas 時，你可能會覺得使用不沾鍋所帶來的少用油好處，勝過 pfas 暴露的風險，是以願意接受。

Our bodies are resilient, but they're not indestructible.

我們的身體很有韌性，但並非刀槍不入。

By understanding the everyday chemicals we encounter, we can begin to understand the risks and benefits each product brings and so control our personal chemical footprint.

透過瞭解我們日常接觸的化學物質，我們就能理解每項產品帶來的風險與好處，進而控制我們個人的化學物質足跡。

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