[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Michigan "launches project to probe firefighter PFAS exposure"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

MDHHS launches project to probe firefighter PFAS exposure

By Amelia Benavides-Colón
Detroit News (MI)
May 12, 2021

Lansing - Michigan is launching a project dedicated to investigating firefighter exposure to PFAS chemicals as part of an effort to establish safety protocols, the state said. 

The "PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance" program has started recruiting career and volunteer firefighters who work for airport fire stations as well as randomly selected fire departments across the state, according to a release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

“The findings will help inform activities to minimize firefighters’ exposure to PFAS,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS, in a statement. "Emerging science continues to reveal the effects that PFAS can have on human health, and the firefighters who participate in the PFOMS project will contribute to our understanding of PFAS exposure among firefighters.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/environment/2021/05/12/michigan-launches-project-probe-firefighter-pfas-exposure/5059998001/

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Lenny Siegel
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