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Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that certain neighborhood factors were associated with higher levels of PFAS in the blood of Southern California residents, which increases the risk for disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

\n Zara Abrams<\/span>\n \n November 21, 2024<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Evidence is mounting on the health problems linked to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of manufactured chemicals used in consumer products that accumulate in the body and take a very long time to break down. These substances increase risk for a number of medical concerns, including cancer, liver damage and fertility issues.<\/p>\n

In a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and the USC President\u2019s Sustainability Research Initiative<\/a>, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC explored whether drinking water, food access and industrial pollution were linked to differences in blood levels of PFAS among 446 Southern California residents. It is one of the first studies to analyze PFAS in relation to certain neighborhood factors, including food access and proximity to Superfund sites\u2014areas designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as contaminated with toxic substances.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of placing the burden on individuals to avoid PFAS, we\u2019re looking at neighborhood factors beyond their control. How can we improve our neighborhood environments to reduce PFAS and the associated disease risk?\u201d said first author Shiwen (Sherlock) Li, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the\u00a0Department of Population and Public Health Sciences<\/a>\u00a0at the Keck School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several factors were associated with higher levels of PFAS in the blood. These include living in a neighborhood with low food access, living in a water district with PFAS contamination, and living within a three-mile radius of a PFAS-polluting facility or Superfund site. The results were just published in the journal Environmental Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Because participants in the study were primarily Latino, the findings provide evidence for the power of addressing neighborhood-level factors in reducing racial and ethnic environmental health disparities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re adding a different perspective to solving the PFAS problem, because the risk to exposure of PFAS at the neighborhood level is not evenly distributed,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n

Mapping PFAS contamination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Li and his colleagues started with a simple question: What neighborhood factors predict differences in blood levels of PFAS? After obtaining blood samples and residential addresses from two predominantly Hispanic participant groups, the Metabolic and Asthma Incidence Research Study and the Study of Latino Adolescents at Risk, they conducted a series of analyses to dig deeper.<\/p>\n

Using data on drinking water contamination from both the EPA and the state of California, the researchers found that people who lived in areas where perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) was found in drinking water had higher levels of those substance in their blood: a 1.54 nanogram per milliliter average increase for PFOS; 0.47 ng\/mL for PFOA; and 1.16 ng\/mL for PFHxS, compared to people living in areas without PFAS-contaminated water. The national averages for those PFAS range from about 1 to 6 ng\/mL, so the increases are substantial, Li said.<\/p>\n

Because PFAS are commonly found in food packaging, the researchers also explored whether low access to fresh food related to PFAS exposure. They used data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which defines low food access as a census tract where more than 500 people or one-third of the population live more than 0.5 miles from the nearest supermarket. They found that people living in neighborhoods with low food access had higher levels of PFOS, PFOA and perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) in their blood (2.51 ng\/mL, 0.6 ng\/mL and 0.06 ng\/mL, respectively), likely because they were more apt to consume packaged foods, Li said.<\/p>\n

Finally, researchers studied whether living near a designated Superfund site or an industrial site known to process PFAS was linked to higher blood levels of PFAS. They found that for each industrial site processing PFAS within a three-mile radius, blood levels of PFOS increased. Living near a Superfund site predicted higher levels of PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpS and perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in the blood.<\/p>\n

Raising awareness on PFAS risks<\/strong><\/p>\n

New EPA rules<\/a> are changing the way PFAS are regulated. Starting in 2024, these chemicals were included on the list of hazardous substances that can lead to a \u201cSuperfund site\u201d designation, opening up additional funding for toxic waste cleanup. Another new rule, set to take effect in 2029, will regulate the levels<\/a> of six PFAS in public drinking water.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in the meantime, those water systems are still contaminated with PFAS, and a lot of people don\u2019t know they live in a neighborhood with water contamination. So, the first step is to raise awareness,\u201d Li said. The Keck School\u2019s Department of Population and Public Health Sciences has launched several community engagement efforts to share their research findings with people living in high-risk areas.<\/p>\n

Next, Li and his team will explore PFAS exposure near chrome plating facilities, which use high levels of PFAS in their manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n

About this research<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In addition to Li, the study\u2019s other authors are Jesse A. Goodrich, Elizabeth Costello, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Jiawen Carmen Chen, Sarah Rock, Sandrah P. Eckel, Rob McConnell, Frank D. Gilliland, John Wilson and David V. Conti from the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California; Beau MacDonald from the Spatial Sciences Institute, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California; Adam L. Smith, Daniel L. McCurry, Amy E. Childress and Adam M.A. Simpson from the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California; Douglas I. Walker and Damaskini Valvi from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Tanya L. Alderete from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; and Lucy Golden-Mason from the Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Saban Research Institute.<\/p>\n

This work was supported by the USC President’s Sustainability Initiative; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [P30ES007048, R01ES030691, R01ES029944, R01ES030364, P01ES022845, and 5P01ES011627]; the National Institutes of Health [R01DK59211, and U01HG013288]; the Environmental Protection Agency [RD83544101]; and the Hastings Foundation. Funding for the PFAS measurements in both cohorts came from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [R01ES029944].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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