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That includes PFAS, a group of chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to stain resistant carpets. They’ve also been found in firefighting foams that polluted the groundwater at Grissom Air Reserve Base near Kokomo and other military bases around the country.
Exposure to PFAS has been linked to health problems with the immune system, infant birth weights, and in some cases cancer.
Jackie MacDonald Gibson chairs the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Indiana University. She is studying PFAS in rural water in Indiana and three other states. Researchers are currently looking for participants with private drinking water wells to help with the study.