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UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Study Health Risk of a Group of Chemicals in Firefighter Foam and Protective Gear

UArizona Researchers Study Health Risk of a Group of Chemicals in Firefighter Foam and Protective Gear
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Researchers from the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to lead a study of occupational exposures to “PFAS chemicals” among firefighters.

TUCSON, Ariz. – A growing concern exists in the fire service about exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic, fluorinated chemicals used worldwide since the 1940s.

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