The Great Forever Chemical Cover-up: Most studies that link PFAS to serious health problems 'are flying under the radar', scientists warn - amid growing evidence manufacturers suppressed true dangers of toxins

By Cassidy Morrison | DailyMail.com | July 18, 2023

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"A small fraction of the most compelling evidence pointing to the harms posed by forever chemicals, including birth defects and elevated cancer risk, gets the public attention it deserves. 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have been lurking in drinking water and the air we breathe for decades. A product of large-scale manufacturing and industry, the substances will persist for at least that long due to the glacial pace at which they degrade in the environment. 

The so-called ‘forever chemicals’ remain in the bloodstream and organs for years at a time before clearing out of the body via urination, and because the chemicals are ever-present in daily life, from lining on nonstick cookware to run off from pesticides into the water supply, the body is continuously bombarded with them."

 

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