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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Daniel Lawler and Isabelle Cortes

What We Know About How 'Forever Chemicals' Affect Health

A common way for PFAS "forever chemicals" to get into bodies is via drinking water (Credit: AFP)

Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing calls for them to be banned.

While there is firm evidence that at least one of the more than 4,000 human-made chemicals called PFAS causes cancer, researchers are still attempting to fully understand their broader impact on health.

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