Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in the drinking water sources at 17 of 18 England’s water companies, with 11,853 samples testing positive, something experts say they are “extremely alarmed” by.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a group of 10,000 or so human-made chemicals widely used in industrial processes, firefighting foams and consumer products – were found in samples of raw and treated water tested by water companies last year, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), the Guardian and Watershed Investigations has found.

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    If you donate blood, you also remove the PFAS in that blood from your body too. Donating blood is an altruistic act (at least in Canada, you cannot be paid for it), but it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a little side benefit. Blood letting is sometimes still a legitimate therapy for specific things.

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      11 months ago

      something wrong with the logic. Donating blood might remove it from you but its going in somone else?

      im also not convinced donating blood removes anything if its in your pancreas.

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        11 months ago

        blood you donate doesnt always go into someone else. I don’t know the stats for what fraction gets transplanted, but researchers also use blood for different reasons.

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          11 months ago

          but there is no uncontaminated blood, its in everyone. Im just saying dont kid yourself