North Carolina PFAS Testing Network

Investigating the health effects of known and unknown PFAS compounds

PFAS Testing Network researchers are generating toxicology data that can be used to create reference doses for PFAS compounds. The researchers are focusing primarily on compounds that have been detected in surface waters in North Carolina and blood samples of North Carolina residents who have been drinking PFAS-contaminated water.

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Understanding how PFAS survive, move and change within the environment

Findings from our PFAS research studies will help communities and governments identify safe drinking water sources, decide how and how often to treat drinking water wells, estimate future costs and policy implications for affected communities, and develop more effective cleanup approaches for lakes, reservoirs and rivers.

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Studying how PFAS are transported and changed within the atmosphere

Our PFAS research studies eventually could help identify the origins of PFAS compounds from specific manufacturing facilities, determine whether long range transport of PFAS within the atmosphere can cause widespread drinking water contamination, and provide new insights into the health risks of PFAS exposure within indoor environments.

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Building a holistic picture of indoor and outdoor PFAS exposure

PFAS Testing Network researchers are building a holistic picture of how and when people are exposed to different types of compounds in a broad variety of samples, from household dust and firefighting foams to human blood and urine.

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Identifying new treatment approaches for PFAS-related health issues

Findings from our PFAS research studies could help determine the risk of liver damage and disease as a result of exposure to PFAS at different concentrations and for different lengths of time and eventually could guide the development of new treatments for health issues caused by PFAS exposure.

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Developing new technologies and methodologies to remove and dispose of PFAS

Capable of causing widespread issues in humans, animals and the environment, there is an urgent need to efficiently remove and dispose of PFAS compounds. Researchers are working on different filtration technologies and systems that can remove both older and new, emerging PFAS compounds from water more effectively than commercially available filters. NC Pure is one project affiliated with the NC PFAST Network that is researching PFAS remediation systems.

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