PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC ncstate EnvSciTech
from the community, and was conducted at the behest of community members concerned about their pets' well-being. All of the households in the study were on well water, and all of the wells had been tested and deemed PFAS contaminated by state inspectors.
From the targeted list of 33 PFAS of interest, researchers found 20 different PFAS in the animals. All of the animals in the study had at least one chemical detected in their blood serum, and over 50% of the dogs and horses had at least 12 of the 20 detected PFAS. In dogs who drank well water, median concentrations of two of the PFAS—PFOS and PFHxS –were similar to those of children in the Wilmington GenX exposure study, suggesting that pet dogs may serve as an important indicator of household PFAS. Dogs who drank bottled water, on the other hand, had different types of PFAS in their. However, 16 out of the 20 PFAS detected in this study were found in the dogs who drank bottled water.
"Horses have not previously been used to monitor PFAS exposure," says Kylie Rock, postdoctoral researcher at NC State and first author of the work.
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