Banned ‘forever chemicals’ still linger in ski wax rooms — and the health risks haven’t disappeared

For more than 30 years, manufacturers of https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ski">ski and snowboard waxes used https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pfas">PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make skis and snowboards glide faster over snow.

These synthetic https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/chemicals">chemicals were highly effective and common in competitive racing just about everywhere.