A new trend in research reflects a growing concern about the health impacts of a commonly used chemical substance called PFAs (per- and polyfluoralkyl substances). The family of chemicals is pervasive in heat and water-resistant technologies – and is now found in soil, drinking water and even in human blood. "Essentially everyone has these compounds in our blood," Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences told NPR. PFAs are valued for their resistant...
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