11-09-2018, 12:45 PM
Quote:perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS. The chemical is linked with a number of health problems, including kidney and testicular cancers, ulcerative colitis and high cholesterol.[signature]
State health and environmental investigators traced the chemical’s source to the use of PFOS-containing firefighting foams at Stewart Air National Guard Base, which was declared a state Superfund site in August 2016.