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UCSF Study Finds Evidence of 55 Chemicals Never Before Reported in People

By March 16, 2021March 19th, 2021PFAS in the news

Scientists at UC San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 “mystery chemicals,” whose sources and uses are unknown.

The chemicals most likely come from consumer products or other industrial sources. They were found both in the blood of pregnant women, as well as their newborn children, suggesting they are traveling through the mother’s placenta. Read more…