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Tag: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

shows a person looking at a projected slide image that features a bar graph of different PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

GenX study finds Chemours-specific chemicals in residents

by Coastal Review Online December 12, 2022December 13, 2022

By Trista Talton Coastal Review Online Many people living in the Cape Fear River basin who volunteered to take part in the most recent GenX exposure study had higher levels of four highly fluorinated compounds in their blood than the average American. While GenX was not found in the blood samples of 1,020 residents in […]

shows a man and a woman standing in front of the steps to their house where their water has been contaminated by PFAS and other chemicals
Posted inEnvironmental Health

To understand health effects of PFAS polluted water, residents submit blood samples

by Rose Hoban December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Shows hands pouring a chemical into a testing container that labeled "Microfiber filter" These processes - along with mass spectrometry - helped identify GenX and PFAS in the Cape Fear River. NC State will have a research center dedicated to PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS

by Greg Barnes March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

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