Health: should we worry about PFAS, the “eternal pollutants”?

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Perfluorinated (PFAS), nicknamed the “eternal pollutants”, are they dangerous for health? Journalist and doctor Damien Mascret, present on the set of 19/20, Wednesday June 28, takes stock.

THE “eternal pollutants”known scientifically as perfluorinated (PFAS), are they dangerous for our health? “The most worrying effect for health authorities is undeniably the fact that there is a decrease in the effectiveness of vaccination. This is a sign that our immune system is disturbed by PFASbut not only. We also have thyroid disorders, an increase in cholesterol levels and we even have kidney or testicular cancers.reports journalist and doctor Damien Mascretpresent on the set of 19/20, Wednesday June 28.

“There is already an effect on health”

How much should you be worried about?It’s hard to say because there are over 4,000 PFAS that have been identified. So, impossible to know PFAS by PFAS To what is it‘is of. But on the other hand, the overall risk will be assessed by the European Food Safety Agency.continues the journalist.When we look at the latest Public Health France survey, which was carried out between 2014 and 2016 in France, we see that 55% of the population already exceeds the “health risk thresholds established by German experts”.says Damien Mascret. “So we can see that there is already an effect on health”he concludes.Among our sources Public health France

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