被PFAS污染的饮用水对婴儿造成伤害
Robert Baluja1, Bo Guo2, Wesley Howden3
1Cornerstone Research, Los Angeles, CA 90013.
概括
在饮用水中暴露于per-和多基物质 (PFAS) 与增加婴儿死亡率和不良出生结果有关. 污染PFAS造成的健康成本显著,超过了水处理费用.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 人类广泛暴露于per-和多醇基物质 (PFAS) 已被记录.
- 证据将PFAS暴露与特定的人类健康影响联系起来仍然有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查PFAS污染水暴露与婴儿健康不良结果之间的关联.
- 估计PFAS污染对公众健康的经济负担.
主要方法:
- 来自新罕布什尔州 (2010-2019) 的出生数据分析.
- 在暴露在PFAS污染水中的母亲与未暴露的对照者之间,婴儿健康结果的比较.
- 将医疗费用推算到连续的美国.
主要成果:
- 在受PFAS污染的水域,婴儿死亡率在第一年增加 (191%).
- 在暴露的婴儿中,早产 (怀孕28周之前) (168%) 和低出生体重 (<1,000克) (180%) 的比率更高.
- 据估计,美国PFAS污染的年度社会成本约为80亿美元.
结论:
- 饮用水中的PFAS与婴儿健康的显著不良结果有关.
- 与PFAS污染相关的健康成本大大超过了供水补救的成本.
- 需要紧急的公共卫生干预措施来解决PFAS污染问题.
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