Read the full article by Jordan Joseph (earth.com)
“People in U.S. communities with higher PFAS in public drinking water also tend to carry more of these chemicals in their blood. The most important number is this: 7.1 percent of residents in high exposure areas had blood levels above 20 ng/mL, compared with 2.8 percent in low exposure areas.
The study drew on 1,599 deidentified blood samples from matched U.S. zip codes categorized by water system PFAS exposure. Those results were presented in Chicago at a national diagnostics meeting.
The team examined how PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in local water relate to PFAS found in people’s blood. They paired areas with high and low water exposure and kept age and sex distributions similar across groups.” …