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Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): What they are, where they are found, and how to limit exposure

Per – and polyfluoroalkyl sub­stances (PFAS) are a large group of synthetic chemicals characterized by a chain of car­bon atoms bound to fluorine atoms through a process called fluorination.1 PFAS are a class of thousands of chemicals known or suspected to be endocrine-dis­rupting chemicals. According to the Endocrine Society and the International Pollutants Elimina­tion NetworkContinue reading “Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): What they are, where they are found, and how to limit exposure”