[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, HEALTH: New Mexico to begin blood testing near Cannon Air Force Base

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Blood testing for PFAS to start in Clovis

BY DANIELLE PROKOP 
Source NM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 

State environment and health agencies are starting blood testing for ‘forever chemicals’ in Clovis on Thursday, the first of two rounds of testing.

Per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances, called PFAS, are a class of manmade chemicals used in the manufacture of everything from rugs to cookware, and many more everyday goods. The chemicals are resistant to breaking down in nature. Since they can accumulate in water and soils and move through the food chain, and are found in the blood of many people and animals across the world.

While their harms are still being studied, PFAS has been linked to decreased fertility, fetal developmental delays, increases in certain cancer risk, and disruption of immune responses and hormones, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

New Mexico has several PFAS contamination sites. One of the most severe is at Cannon Air Force Base after decades of use of firefighting foams that contain the toxic chemical contaminated the groundwater on the base and several private wells.

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For the entire article, see
https://sourcenm.com/briefs/blood-testing-for-pfas-to-start-in-clovis/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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