PFAS left dangerous blood compounds in nearly all US study participants

By Tom Perkins | The Guardian | October 31, 2022

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“Nearly all participants in a new study looking at exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in the US state of North Carolina have multiple dangerous compounds in their blood, and most at levels that researchers say requires medical screening.

The North Carolina State University study, which is among the largest ever conducted, checked about 1,500 blood samples from people living in the Cape Fear River basin over several years. It’s the first study to recommend screening for cancers, kidney damage, heart disease and other health issues linked to the chemicals, using newly developed physicians’ guidelines for PFAS exposure.

In most cases, the PFAS levels were much higher than the national median, and participants were ‘scared’ by the results, said study co-author Jane Hoppin."

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