Groups Eye States To Adopt NAS’ ‘Groundbreaking’ Advice On PFAS Testing

September 19, 2022
Grassroots environmental groups are championing the recent National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) report that recommends clinical screening for those exposed to PFAS, calling it “groundbreaking,” and eyeing plans to flag the recommendations to state health departments across the country. And while federal agencies -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) -- have not indicated their plans for following NAS’ calls for clinicians to seek testing for patients who have been...


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