The EPA lies in order to build their power over our lives.
Our ability to detect extremely tiny amounts of chemicals is at an all time high.
This is scare mongering at its worst.
The dose makes the poison.
This is from the NSW ministry of health, in Australia, for a different point of view:
How do PFASs affect human health?
There is currently no consistent evidence that exposure to PFOS and PFOA causes adverse human health effects. However, based on the evidence from animal studies potential adverse health effects cannot be excluded.
The existing limited studies on PFHxS suggest that this chemical can cause effects in laboratory test animals similar to the effects caused by PFOS. However, based on available studies, PFHxS appears to be less potent in animal studies than PFOS.
Much of the research on humans has been done with people who were exposed to relatively high levels of PFASs through their work. Workers involved in the manufacture or use of PFASs usually have higher blood PFAS levels than the general public. Studies on PFAS workers have looked for effects on cholesterol levels, male hormones, heart disease, liver changes and other effects, including cancer. These studies have not consistently shown that PFAS exposure is linked to health problems.
Does exposure to PFASs cause cancer?
In humans, there is no conclusive evidence that PFASs cause any specific illnesses, including cancer.
Studies in laboratory animals suggest that PFOS and PFOA may promote some cancers in those animals, but it is not clear if these results have any implications for human health.
No existing studies have found a causal link between exposures to PFOS and PFOA and cancer in humans. Occupational studies of workers involved in the manufacture or use of PFOS and PFOA have looked at whether PFOS and PFOA are linked with prostate, bladder, and liver cancer, with no consistent findings. However, additional health studies are ongoing to assess whether evidence for a causal link between PFASs exposure and cancer may exist. Hence the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) has classified PFOA as possible carcinogen (Class 2B), but PFOS has not been classified as yet.
Comment from Marktwain:
The point is, we can detect these chemicals at extremely tiny amounts, and there is no direct evidence of harm to humans at those amounts.
If there is a toxic effect, it is so tiny as to be extremely difficult to detect.
2.8 ppt....
1,000,000,000
Or. .0000000028 of a percent? One would have to wonder how much fish we’d have to eat again?
THANK YOU!
I was reading the article, and when I got to 48 ppt, my reaction was “why are we talking about this?”
Heck, VX nerve gas is fatal with 10s of milligrams. I don’t think eating a fish at 48 ppt would get you anywhere near that.
This is bureaucrats creating job security.