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2016 The EPA "published a voluntary health advisory for PFOA and PFOS" which warned that "exposure to the chemicals at levels above 70 parts per trillion, total, could be dangerous." [71] 2016 The city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, sued 3M a second time for polluting their drinking water with PFAS chemicals.
The study, which was just published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, found that some smartwatch and fitness tracker bands may expose the ...
Use of various personal care products, such as nail care products, fragrances, makeup, hair dyes and hair sprays, by pregnant women and lactating mothers has been shown to be associated with significantly higher levels of PFAS in the blood and breastmilk of the mothers.
Those surveyed had a range of PFOA levels from 0.2-22,412 μg/L, with a median exposure of 28.2 μg/L. [30] These levels were significantly higher than the levels detected in the general American population, which had a median exposure of 3.9μg/L. [30] Results from the study concluded that PFOA exposure was linked to pancreatic cancer and ...
That specific chemical compound is called perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Here's what you need to know. Sure, we've all said, "Eh, everything causes cancer," but the risks of PFOA are not over ...
An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...
PFOS have many general uses such as stain repellents but have many properties which can make it a dangerous due to the fact that PFOS can be highly resistant to environmental breakdown. PFOS can be toxic in terms of increased offspring death, decrease in body weight, and the disruption of neurological systems.
New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) (Анатолий Тушенцов via Getty Images)