Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought
Absorption through skin could be βsignificant source of exposureβ to toxic forever chemicals, study shows
New research βfor the first time provesβ toxic PFAS forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin, and at levels much higher than previously thought.
Though modeling and research has suggested the dangerous chemicals are absorbed through skin, University of Birmingham researchers say they used lab-grown tissue that mimics human skin to determine how much of a dose of PFAS compounds can be absorbed.
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