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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

PFAS mixtures more toxic than single compounds, suggesting higher danger

a hand holds a glass filled with water under a faucet
The study checked the neurotoxicity and cytotoxicity of PFAS compounds regularly found in water. Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

Mixtures of different types of PFAS compounds are often more toxic than single chemicals, first-of-its-kind research finds, suggesting humans’ exposure to the chemicals is more dangerous than previously thought.

Humans are almost always exposed to more than one PFAS compound at a time, but regulatory agencies largely look at the chemicals in isolation from one another, meaning regulators are probably underestimating the health threat.

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