PFAS Contamination is More Than Just a Physical Health Concern

While it seems that the biggest problem with PFAS is the effect they have on physical health, many don’t think about the emotional and mental strain that can come as a result of PFAS contamination, as well. Learning that your drinking water isn’t drinkable can be a very stressful thing to think about.

This is a great study done by Eric Calloway and other researchers about stress related to PFAS contamination. “Primary stressors among community members identified in these interviews included health concerns and associated uncertainty, institutional delegitimization of concerns and associated distrust, and financial burdens incurred—all contributing to feelings of frustration and powerlessness… community members perceived that governmental officials had sometimes made unrealistic claims, implying that PFAS was safe, though evidence indicated otherwise”.

Read the rest of this interesting study here.