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PFAS are potentially harmful chemicals that can be found in common, everyday products and most drinking water.<\/p>\n

They are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down over time, and health leaders across the country are concerned about the negative effects<\/a> of long-term exposure.<\/p>\n

Here, scientists Martha Susiarjo, associate professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Jing (Jason) Wu, assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology\/physiology, share what they know about the chemicals and how they affect<\/a> our lives<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PFAS are potentially harmful chemicals that can be found in common, everyday products and most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14102,"featured_media":2901762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[469422],"class_list":["post-2901712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-health-medicine","tag-pfas","post_format-post-format-quote","university-university-of-rochester"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat you should know about 'forever chemicals' - 糖心视频<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," and how can you avoid them? 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