ATSDR selects sites for PFAS exposure studies

Federal health agencies have announced the sites of eight additional exposure assessments it will undertake -- all near military bases -- to aid communities in understanding their level of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to feed into a larger national health study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the communities -- located near Defense Department (DOD) facilities in West Virginia, Colorado, Alaska, Massachusetts, Texas,...