Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study

By Tom Perkins | The Guardian | January 10, 2025

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“Early life exposure to toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could impact economic success in adulthood, new first-of-its-kind research suggests.

The Iowa State University and US Census Bureau working paper compared the earnings, college graduation rates, and birth weights of two groups of children – those raised around military installations that had firefighting training areas, and those who lived near bases with no fire training site.”

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