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MDHHS launches biomonitoring project to assess Michigan firefighter PFAS exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2021
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health recently launched the PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance (PFOMS) project. During this multi-year project, MDHHS will assess Michigan firefighters average exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - chemicals commonly found in Class B firefighting foams used to fight fires involving gasoline, oil and jet fuel. The findings will help inform activities to minimize firefighters exposure to PFAS, said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS. Emerging science continues to reveal the effects that PFAS can have on human health, and the firefighters who participate in the PFOMS project will contribute to our understanding of PFAS exposure among firefighters.
Michigan testing blood of firefighters to analyze PFAS exposure
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Flint firefighters work to contain a blaze at a residential structure fire in the 1700 block of Wyoming Avenue on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May
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LANSING, MI The state of Michigan is taking blood samples from firefighters as part of a project to study how much exposure they receive to toxic PFAS chemicals.
This week, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the launch of the PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance (PFOMS) project, a multi-year $1 million biomonitoring effort to assess firefighter exposure to the “forever chemicals.”
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently launched a multi-year project to assess firefighters’ exposure to PFAS in firefighting foams used to fight fires involving gasoline, oil and jet fuel.
MDHHS launches project to probe firefighter PFAS exposure
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Lansing Michigan is launching a new project dedicated to investigating firefighter exposure to PFAS chemicals as part of an effort to establish safety protocols, the state said.
The PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance program has started recruiting career and volunteer firefighters who work for airport fire stations as well as randomly selected fire department across the state, according to a release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
“The findings will help inform activities to minimize firefighters’ exposure to PFAS,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS, said in a statement. Emerging science continues to reveal the effects that PFAS can have on human health, and the firefighters who participate in the PFOMS project will contribute to our understanding of PFAS exposure among firefighters.”