Submission + - PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows (theguardian.com)
berghem writes: The Guardian reports:
For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial chemicalsâ(TM) wide use.
The findings are especially significant because proving an association with death by chemical exposure is difficult, but researchers were able to establish it by reviewing death records from northern Italyâ(TM)s Veneto region, where many residents for decades drank water highly contaminated with PFAS, also called âoeforever chemicalsâ.
âoeThis is the first time that anyone has found strong evidence of an association of PFAS exposure and cardiovascular mortality,â said Annibale Biggeri, the peer-reviewed studyâ(TM)s lead author, and a researcher with the University of Padua.
PFAS are a class of 15,000 chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. Though the compounds are highly effective, previous research has linked them to cancer, kidney disease, birth defects, decreased immunity, liver problems and a range of other serious diseases.
For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial chemicalsâ(TM) wide use.
The findings are especially significant because proving an association with death by chemical exposure is difficult, but researchers were able to establish it by reviewing death records from northern Italyâ(TM)s Veneto region, where many residents for decades drank water highly contaminated with PFAS, also called âoeforever chemicalsâ.
âoeThis is the first time that anyone has found strong evidence of an association of PFAS exposure and cardiovascular mortality,â said Annibale Biggeri, the peer-reviewed studyâ(TM)s lead author, and a researcher with the University of Padua.
PFAS are a class of 15,000 chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. Though the compounds are highly effective, previous research has linked them to cancer, kidney disease, birth defects, decreased immunity, liver problems and a range of other serious diseases.
