[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation
Chemical makers could have to pay for tests

by Cheryl Hogue
Chemical & Engineering News
April 23, 2021

People who were significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could sue makers of these chemicals to pay for health monitoring, under a billintroduced in the US Congress April 22.

If enacted into law, the legislation could mean significant liabilities for companies that did or do make these highly persistent “forever chemicals” and release them into the environment. The compounds are valued for their ability to repel water and oil and ability to withstand extreme conditions. Some, but not all, PFAS are toxic.

Activists in communities with PFAS contamination point out that it could take years for children and adults with high levels of these chemicals in their bodies to develop health problems as a result of their exposure. To catch such illness early and get treatment as soon as possible, they want medical monitoring.

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For the entire article, see
https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/People-exposed-PFAS-sue-medical/99/web/2021/04

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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