Newer generations of PFAS

were thought to be safer because the chemicals are less likely to accumulate in the body.
Trasande says it can be just as harmful to your health as These new molecules are
“increasingly linked to diseases such as gestational diabetes.

New EPA Drinking Water Recommendations are intended to address both old and new PFASs.
It targets the two types of his PFAS that are most prevalent in the environment.
PFOA and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid or PFOS. This recommendation reduces the
contamination level of drinking water below which no adverse health effects are expected from
70 ppt to 0.004 or 0.02 ppt. These levels are based on daily lifetime exposure to them.

The EPA Health Advisory also provided initial recommendations for two new types of her PFAS.
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid and HFPO ammonium salt, known collectively as GenX
chemistries, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS).