[Press Release] Emory researchers respond to community PFAS concerns in northwest Georgia

By Rob Spahr | Emory News Center | February 21, 2025

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“In November 2023, Dana Barr, PhD, professor of environmental health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, was asked to travel to a community center in Rome, Georgia, to provide a small group of residents with general information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

An independent investigation by Atlanta News First showed most of the 11 residents in this group had levels of PFAS in their blood that were higher than the national average.

While answering the residents’ questions about the potentially harmful chemicals, which have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries since the 1940s, Barr felt both humbled and motivated by their level of concern.”

This content provided by the PFAS Project.