[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Government Studying Widely Used Chemicals Linked to Health Issues"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Government Studying Widely Used Chemicals Linked to Health Issues 
The class of chemicals, known as PFAS, was used in nonstick pans, stain-resistant clothes and firefighting foam and is found in drinking water in some places.

By Eric Lipton
New York Times
December 5, 2019

WARMINSTER, Pa. - Two decades after concern emerged about a class of chemicals used in everything from Teflon pans to firefighting foam, the federal government has started the first in a series of detailed studies of the impact the chemicals have had on human health.

The goal is to determine what role the chemicals, known generally as PFAS, play in a long list of health conditions including thyroid, kidney, liver, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, among other ailments. The studies will involve thousands of adults and children in eight communities nationwide, and the findings will help determine just how extensive of a cleanup is necessary at sites where groundwater or drinking water supplies have been contaminated.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/us/politics/pfas-water-contamination.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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