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Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study

Photo credit: Getty Images / FreePik - The findings ‘highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals’, said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist.

Read the full article by Tom Perkins (The Guardian)

“Early life exposure to toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could impact economic success in adulthood, new first-of-its-kind research suggests.

The Iowa State University and US Census Bureau working paper compared the earnings, college graduation rates, and birth weights of two groups of children – those raised around military installations that had firefighting training areas, and those who lived near bases with no fire training site.”

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