Hi I'm a chemist, my current work is with PFAS compounds, often known as forever chemicals. Please ask me about those, or anything else you are curious about related to chemistry. I will try to give you a solid response.
Hi I'm a chemist, my current work is with PFAS compounds, often known as forever chemicals. Please ask me about those, or anything else you are curious about related to chemistry. I will try to give you a solid response.
What's the actual carcinogenic risk of PFAS compounds if you had to give it a "increases your chance of cancer by X%"? AFFF exposure as a firefighter is like my one big "oh shit" risk.
the cancer studies are inconclusive. there are links to cancer but we dont know how big the risk is. other negative health effects from PFAS have been proven however
They definitely will have an impact, but if you are taking care of your body, they will probably not be a major concern. It's unfortunately hard to say exactly what they might do to you in high concentrations, which is part of the problem with capitalism's "make something then get the consequences" approach, instead of a well put together society where anything going into wide production needs to be carefully examined for risk.
Extending that, if you were exposed to large concentraions more than a handful of times, you should probably be a little more on the ball regarding cancer screenings. Better safe than sorry.