Studying the effects of PFOA contamination on the health of the ...
Studying the effects of PFOA contamination on the health of the ...
Studying the effects of PFOA contamination on the health of the ...
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>PFOA</str<strong>on</strong>g>(perfluoro-octanoic acid)•Detected across <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world in human serum, includingAustralia (median 8 ng/ml). Sources not wellunderstood, may include c<strong>on</strong>sumer products such asStainmaster, Scotchgard and Gore-Tex•Levels higher in industrial countries•Detected at higher levels in water supplies near <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Dup<strong>on</strong>t Plant due to air emissi<strong>on</strong>s and river discharges