Study Reveals Alarming PFAS Exposure Levels Among Asian Americans
Asian Americans have the highest exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, compared to other ethnic or racial groups in the United States, according to a study led by researchers at Mount Sinai. The study used advanced methods to estimate a person's total exposure burden to PFAS and found that Asian Americans had significantly higher exposure than non-Hispanic whites. The research highlights the need for biomonitoring and risk assessment to consider the complex exposure sources of different groups of people and suggests that exposure sources such as diet and occupation may contribute to the disparities in PFAS exposure burden.