National policies against PFAS in the Baltic Sea Region

A lot is already being done against PFAS at EU level. Several countries in the Baltic Sea region have taken initiatives and developed their own strategies based on the directions set by the EU, or have even taken action earlier. One of these countries is Sweden, a pioneer in the fight against PFAS. But why did Sweden start monitoring PFAS and worked on PFAS-elimination relatively early? Bert-Ove Lund answers these questions by also describing the first organisational steps, while Markus Klar gives an insight into the detailed organisation and cooperation of the Swedish authorities and agencies against PFAS. Jukka Mehtonnen introduces the organisation in Finland, while Donata Pipiraite-Valiskiene presents the Lithuanian implementation plan on persistent organic pollutants for 2017-2025. Finally, Matthias Barjenbruch explains how Germany is dealing with micropollutants.