The Arctic ice around Swalbar, Norway was heavily contaminated with 26 types of chemical compounds. These compounds form a larger chemical group called PFAS which stands for Per and Polyfluoroalkyl substances. So when the ice melts the PFAS in it could pass on from glacier to inhabit in wildlife like fish, seals and polar bears. But can't we break the habit of being heavily dependent onPFAS? Look, if we have to turn away from forever chemicals, we need alternatives. And finding these could be hard.