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PFAS: Your home is full of potentially harmful “forever chemicals” — Here’s what you need to know

By March 3, 2020March 9th, 2020PFAS in the news, PFAS-REACH team news

Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS are found practically everywhere — your home included. But just how dangerous are these chemicals, and how might they affect your health?  In a study published Tuesday in the journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, researchers examined the links between 26 PFAS and cancer, all were found to have at least one carcinogenic trait. To understand the links between these chemicals and our health, four experts weigh in on how abundant these chemicals really are and what — if anything — they may do to our bodies.  Read more…