Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought

Absorption through skin could be ‘significant source of exposure’ to toxic forever chemicals, study showsNew research “for the first time proves” toxic PFAS forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin, and at levels much higher than previously thought.Though modeling and research has suggested the dangerous chemicals are absorbed through skin, University of Birmingham researchers say they used lab-grown tissue that mimics human skin to determine how much of a dose of PFAS compounds can be absorbed. Continue reading...