PFAS Chemicals Linked to High Blood Pressure in Some Women, New research Shows
Joseph Mercola Research published on June 13, showed women with the highest concentration of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), had a 71% increased risk of developing high blood pressure. Coincidentally, two days later the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four planned water advisories to reduce levels of PFAS in the water supply. […]
It’s Raining PFAS: Even in Antarctica and on the Tibertan Plateau, Rainwater is Unsafe to Drink
Green Science Policy Institute Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals that are spread globally in the atmosphere and as a result they can be found in the rainwater and snow in even the most remote locations on Earth. During the last 20 years, guideline values for PFAS in drinking water, surface waters […]
What’s Really in Your Bottled Water?
Ryan Felton Consumer Reports found toxic PFAS chemicals in several popular water brands, especially carbonated ones. CR recently tested 47 bottled waters, including 35 noncarbonated and 12 carbonated ones. For each product, we tested two to four samples. The tests focused on four heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury), plus 30 PFAS chemicals, which […]
Urgent Canadian Action is Needed on PFAS – the Forever Chemicals
Bev Thorpe The class of chemicals called PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are often referred to as ‘the forever chemicals’ because they are highly persistent in the environment and will take hundreds if not thousands of years to disappear from the soil and groundwater where they accumulate … As we now know, two substances in […]
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences PFAS are a large, complex, and ever-expanding group of manufactured compounds that are widely used to make everyday products more resistant to stains, grease, and water. For example, they are used to keep food from sticking to cookware, make clothes and carpets resistant to stains, and create refighting foam […]
What Weakened Immune Systems Have Wrought for Children
Carla Peeters … More observations on children’s health are alarming. Health experts in the US are seeing children in the middle of the summer testing positive for as much as seven common viruses- adenovirus, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, influenza and parainfluenza as well as coronavirus, with most of them having two or three […]
