Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 08:50
in Health & Medicine
San Francisco's women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices, shows a new study. The study represents one of the first published results from the Women Firefighter Biomonitoring Collaborative, a long-term investigation into breast cancer risks faced by women firefighters.