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B PhD student Karla Ríos-Bonilla (left) and Diana Aga (right) looking at sample.

Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures

_{Release Date: October 4, 2024}

A first-of-its-kind study has measured the toxicity of several types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as “forever chemicals,” when mixed together in the environment and in the human body. The good news: Most of the tested chemicals’ individual cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity levels were relatively low. The bad news: The chemicals acted together to make the entire mixture toxic.

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