[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "First blood tests in Bucks, Montco [PA} show above-average contamination after tainted water"

[Lenny Siegel]

First blood tests in Bucks, Montco show above-average contamination after tainted water

by Laura McCrystal and Justine McDaniel
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
November 26, 2018

Residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties who participated in a blood-testing program because their drinking water was contaminated by chemicals on nearby military bases have a dramatically higher presence of some chemicals in their blood than the general U.S. population - in the case of one chemical, five times more than the typical American.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health mailed the averaged results to the 235 residents in Horsham, Warminster, and Warrington Townships who participated in the testing program, which was completed at the end of September.

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For the entire article, see
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/blood-test-results-bucks-montco-water-contamination-military-pfos-pfoa-20181126.html

See also http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/20181126/study-high-pfas-blood-levels-in-bucks-montgomery-county-residents

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
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