C8 Levels Far Above Normal, Research Finds: ; Toxin Concentration High in Parkersburg-Area People
Sunday Gazette-Mail › October 09, 2006
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Thousands of Parkersburg-area residents have significant levels of the toxic chemical C8 in their blood, according to previously confidential results of a landmark community health study.See the full content of this document
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C8 Levels Far Above Normal, Research Finds: ; Toxin Concentration High in Parkersburg-Area People
Blood samples of more than 30,000 people in West Virginia and Ohio contained an average of 123 parts per billion of C8, according to the preliminary data.
That's 25 times the level of C8 that the average American is estimated to have in their blood."It's certainly much higher than in the general population," said Dr. Edward Emmett, a University of Pennsylvania researche...See the full content of this document
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