Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up

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Report examining the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are common in well water in rural areas and have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, thyroid dysfunction, changes in cholesterol, and reductions in birth weight. Recommends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments support clinicians in communities where PFAS contamination has been identified, by creating educational materials on PFAS exposure, potential health effects, the limitations of testing, and the benefits and harms of testing.

Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

2022

Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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