Easy PFAS Quiz

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You may be shocked to know that many household and consumer products have PFAS in them.

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From 2013 to 2015, the EPA required public water systems across the U.S. to monitor for six PFAS compounds in their drinking water system.

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It’s false. PFOS is one example of a chemical that belongs to the class of chemicals known as PFAS. According to an Environmental Protection Agency estimate, there may be more than 12,000 different PFAS chemicals, making them among the most ubiquitous synthetic chemicals in the world.

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Bilott is a lawyer that represented farmer Wilbur Tennant against DuPont for illegally dumping large amounts of PFOA near Tennant’s property. The case catalyzed legal actions against DuPont, now Chemours, for personal injuries and property damages incurred by PFAS contamination. Bilott’s actions also sparked the C8 study, the largest study of its kind that laid the foundation for understanding the health effects from PFAS exposures.

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Researchers have not found links between PFAS exposure and webbed feet. In general, health impacts from PFAS exposures are long-term and non-communicable.