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Health-Related Resources About GenX, PFOA and PFAS

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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services

  • New! NCDHHS PFAS Water Testing and Filtration Resources factsheet 
  • New! NCDHHS: EPA’s Human Health Toxicity Assessment for GenX Chemicals (PDF)
  • PFAS Health Information
  • NCDHHS PFAS Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • GenX Health Information
  • NCDHHS GenX Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • NCDHHS PFAS Provider Memo - updated 2022 (PDF)
  • Drinking Water Health Goal for GenX, July 2017

For more information, please contact DHHS' Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch at (919) 707-5900.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  •  EPA Fact Sheet on Protecting Public Health & Addressing PFAS Chemicals
  • Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Your Environment 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – Perfluoroalkyls
  • Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Frequently Asked Questions

 

Note: PFAS = perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which includes GenX, PFOA and PFOS

 

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