Study author Professor Monique Breteler, director of population health sciences at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), said: ‘We see clear signs of a harmful effect of PFAS on health.
‘We have found at the same PFAS concentration in the blood, the negative effects are more pronounced in younger subjects than in older ones.
‘Our data shows a statistically significant correlation between PFAS in the blood and harmful blood lipids linked to cardiovascular risk.’
What ARE ‘forever chemicals’?
‘Forever chemicals’ are a class of common industrial compounds that don’t break down when they’re released into the environment.
Humans are exposed to these chemicals after they’ve come in contact with food, soil or water reservoirs.
These chemicals — known more properly as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — are added to cookware, carpets, textiles and other items to make them more water- and stain-repellant.
PFAS contamination has been detected in water near manufacturing facilities, as well as at military bases and firefighting training facilities where flame-retardant foam is used.
The chemicals have been linked to an increased risk of kidney and testicular cancer, and damage to the immune system, as well as birth defects, smaller birth weights, and decreased vaccine response in children.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13186847/chemicals-scientists-toxic-PFAS-blood-heart.html
Stargazers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a comet larger than Mount Everest whizzing through the sky this month.
Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, the comet has been compared with the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars because of its pair of ‘horns’ seen in images.
Amateur astronomers have already been snapping photos of the comet with specialist telescopes, but it should soon become visible to the naked eye.
To see Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, look westwards in the night sky and find the Great Square of Pegasus – the four stars of nearly equal brightness.
Over the next few weeks, the comet is moving from Great Square of Pegasus towards Aries the Ram, which forms a loose V-shape.
‘It’s predicted that this comet will reach maximum brightness for viewers in the northern hemisphere in late March,’ Lee told MailOnline.
Sky event? Every 71 years.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemicals-vinyl-FLOORS-fire-resistant-couches-kids-health-risk
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Mamavation again. Very useful site, they update as they test more products. Site has info on the bad stuff that have PFAS in them, and good products that don’t.
https://www.mamavation.com/
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