PFAS in ski wax: Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms—so does their health risk

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Jun 3, 2026, 5:40 pm128 ptsTrending
For more than 30 years, manufacturers of ski and snowboard waxes have used PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—to make skis and snowboards glide faster over snow. These synthetic chemicals were highly effective and common in competitive racing just about everywhere.

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