Read the full article by Morgan Ebert (Contemporary Pediatrics).
“Babies born between 2003 and 2006 were exposed in utero to a broader range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) than previously documented, according to a study published in Environmental Science & Technology.
Using a data science–based approach and advanced chemical detection methods, investigators identified dozens of PFAS in archived umbilical cord blood samples, including compounds not routinely measured in traditional testing panels.
The study, led by Shelley H. Liu, PhD, associate professor of population health science and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, applied both targeted laboratory testing and PFAS-focused nontargeted analysis (NTA) to cord serum samples from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study, a prospective pregnancy and birth cohort based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
PFAS are a large class of synthetic chemicals used in products such as nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and firefighting foams. They are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they persist in the environment and in human tissue.”…