Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
However, she told the BBC was more shocked by her son's result."When we opened the results...it was like, my God, that is ridiculously off the scale. "I feel guilty because I've introduced [my children] to that way of life. I know it isn't my fault, but the guilt is horrific.
- ▪However, she told the BBC was more shocked by her son's result."When we opened the results...it was like, my God, that is ridiculously off the scale.
- ▪"I feel guilty because I've introduced [my children] to that way of life.
- ▪I know it isn't my fault, but the guilt is horrific.
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Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factoryImage source, Tony Jolliffe/BBCImage caption, Residents like Sam told the BBC they were shocked by their blood test resultsByEsme Stallard, Tom Ingham and Jonah FisherClimate and science teamPublished4 minutes agoBlood tests have found "really high levels" of a cancer-causing forever chemical in dozens of people living near a major chemical factory in the UK.The residents, from Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, have been told they could be at elevated risk of serious health conditions from the substance, known as PFOA.The village has been under investigation for years by the Environment Agency over contamination of soils and locally grown food from the substance, which is a type of forever chemical -…
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