The discussions highlight strong agreement with the study’s findings, emphasizing phrases like 'concerning trends' and 'toxic health burden,' which underscore the seriousness. Comments reference the universal contamination in samples, mention of specific chemicals like PFOS and PFOA, and calls for regulation, illustrating both interest and impact through tone and detailed examples.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most posts strongly agree on the concerning presence of PFAS in breast milk, emphasizing its danger for infants.
InterestHigh interest
Discussions reflect high curiosity and concern, referencing specific details from the study such as contamination rates and chemical types.
EngagementHigh engagement
Posts analyze the methods, implications, and broad health impacts, showing deep engagement with the topic and study findings.
ImpactHigh impact
The overwhelming consensus is that this research has significant health and policy implications, urging action to ban or restrict PFAS use.
Abstract in brief
This study is the first in 15 years to analyze PFAS in breast milk from 50 mothers in the U.S., revealing that both legacy (historically used) and current-use PFAS are contaminating breast milk and exposing infants.
Of the 39 PFAS chemicals tested, 16 were detected in 100% of breast milk samples, with concentrations ranging from 520 to 1850 pg/mL, and the most common compounds being PFOS and PFOA.
Globally, levels of phased-out PFAS like PFOS and PFOA are decreasing, but the presence and detection of newer short-chain PFAS are increasing, indicating ongoing exposure risks for nursing infants.]
Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS substitutes that replaced PFOS/PFOA.
More reason to support total #PFAS restrictions and introducing #PMT and #vPvM as hazard classes.
https://t.co/qELId6UR5C
May 13, 2021 · 23 likes · 10 shares · 1,981 followersView post →
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Ben Britton
@chemical_ben · X
Following studies in Japan and Europe, a US study found universal contamination of #PFAS in breast milk, literally starting babies off with a toxic health burden. No surprise for lipophilic materials & a compelling reason to #banPFAS + #fluoropolymers !! https://t.co/zumSK53HRw
Jun 7, 2021 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 835 followersView post →
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O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
@IUONeill · X
New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk samples tested: https://t.co/djNJnJ9IUX
May 13, 2021 · 13 likes · 7 shares · 5,861 followersView post →
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HBM4EU
@HBM4EU · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 12 shares · 970 followersView post →
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Guomao Zheng
@GuomaoZheng · X
Great to see our study is out! @EnvSciTech The trend of increasing detections of short-chain PFAS was observed in breast milk. Shout out to my collaborators
@ToxFreeFuture @AminaSalamova_ and Dr. Sathyanarayana https://t.co/TKeBPmMfYk
May 13, 2021 · 12 likes · 2 shares · 121 followersView post →
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Environmental Science & Technology Journals
@EnvSciTech · X
Researchers analyzing the breast milk of 50 first-time mothers in the Seattle area, searching for the presence of 39 per- and polyfluoroalkyl #PFAS substances, detected the compounds in every sample.
Read the study in ES&T: https://t.co/zsxsD8Nj7w https://t.co/KbtgtWazAI
May 28, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 13,847 followersView post →
PFAS are chemicals used in nonstick products and are found in soil, water, air, and human bodies, linked to serious health issues. This video highlights the importance of monitoring and reducing exposure, especially…
This video investigates the troubling presence of toxic chemicals in nearly half of all cosmetics. As food packaging raises similar health concerns with hazardous chemicals potentially migrating to food, it is critical…
@SilvaAtTwitta Weil sie die den Planeten und damit uns vergiften.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk ... - PubMed https://t.co/ssZYWKFo93
RT @bethnearymd: One of the newest papers on #PFAS in #breastmilk https://t.co/bus64QJ7xt
Nov 18, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,680 followersView post →
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seki_yo
@seki_yo · X
RT @bethnearymd: One of the newest papers on #PFAS in #breastmilk https://t.co/bus64QJ7xt
Nov 18, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,364 followersView post →
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Masami mel Kawamura Ph.D, IPP Okinawa
@sirenamel · X
RT @bethnearymd: One of the newest papers on #PFAS in #breastmilk https://t.co/bus64QJ7xt
Nov 18, 2022 · 5 shares · 4,408 followersView post →
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PfoaProject NY
@pfoaprojectny1 · X
RT @bethnearymd: One of the newest papers on #PFAS in #breastmilk https://t.co/bus64QJ7xt
Nov 18, 2022 · 5 shares · 2,772 followersView post →
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Dr Elizabeth Neary
@bethnearymd · X
One of the newest papers on #PFAS in #breastmilk https://t.co/bus64QJ7xt
Nov 17, 2022 · 5 likes · 5 shares · 1,986 followersView post →
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Nina Klein
@NinaKlein · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
Jan 26, 2022 · 10 shares · 1,470 followersView post →
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Petteri Talasniemi
@PTalasniemi · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS Environmental Science & Technology 2021: https://t.co/IwIDOrRNLb
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/grSWX8kI5I
Oct 19, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,357 followersView post →
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Matthew Noestheden
@MassSpecMatt · X
This is some great work to update our knowledge of PFAS in breast milk.
https://t.co/Yvp8bdJkNd
#science #massspectrometry #foodanalysis #openaccess #sciex https://t.co/hImuFwwBbi
RT @chemical_ben: Following studies in Japan and Europe, a US study found universal contamination of #PFAS in breast milk, literally starti…
Jun 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 4,408 followersView post →
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Masami mel Kawamura Ph.D, IPP Okinawa
@sirenamel · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (#PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS | Environmental Science & Technology https://t.co/aeHOQjN9q4
Jun 7, 2021 · 2 likes · 4,408 followersView post →
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PfoaProject NY
@pfoaprojectny1 · X
RT @chemical_ben: Following studies in Japan and Europe, a US study found universal contamination of #PFAS in breast milk, literally starti…
Jun 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 2,772 followersView post →
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Guillermo Beleno J
@bomberoemt21 · X
RT @chemical_ben: Following studies in Japan and Europe, a US study found universal contamination of #PFAS in breast milk, literally starti…
Following studies in Japan and Europe, a US study found universal contamination of #PFAS in breast milk, literally starting babies off with a toxic health burden. No surprise for lipophilic materials & a compelling reason to #banPFAS + #fluoropolymers !! https://t.co/zumSK53HRw
Jun 7, 2021 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 835 followersView post →
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Environmental Science & Technology Journals
@EnvSciTech · X
Researchers analyzing the breast milk of 50 first-time mothers in the Seattle area, searching for the presence of 39 per- and polyfluoroalkyl #PFAS substances, detected the compounds in every sample.
Read the study in ES&T: https://t.co/zsxsD8Nj7w https://t.co/KbtgtWazAI
May 28, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 13,847 followersView post →
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Declan Waugh
@DeclanWaugh · X
It is a real cause of concern the level of exposure to fluoridated compounds like PFAS in the environment today that we are witnessing such levels of contamination in breast milk from mothers in the USA. https://t.co/IDwtggzi5Z
May 27, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,349 followersView post →
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SCREENED - H2020
@ScreenedH · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 26, 2021 · 12 shares · 118 followersView post →
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Ed
@eml229 · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 24, 2021 · 12 shares · 435 followersView post →
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 22, 2021 · 12 shares · 1,716 followersView post →
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BiblioOspedaleAL
@BiblioOspAL · X
May 22, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 601 followersView post →
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Chris Turner
@leadfreeH2OinDC · X
RT @CleanHealthyNY: 100% of moms' breastmilk is tainted by #PFAS, which can weaken immune response, cancer, thyroid disease. NYS legislator…
May 21, 2021 · 1 share · 3,048 followersView post →
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Peter Dingle (PhD)
@drdingle · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/7HtJq60sVy
May 20, 2021 · 1 like · 2,280 followersView post →
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alephh
@alephh · X
Both legacy & current-use PFAS contaminate breast milk. Breast milk analyzed for 39 PFAS (9 short & 30 long-chain compounds): 16 of these PFAS detected in 4–100% of samples. ∑PFAS level in breast milk ranged from 52 to 1850 pg/mL with a median 121 pg/mL.
https://t.co/pkxNemYdkf
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 524 followersView post →
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Petteri Talasniemi
@PTalasniemi · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 117 followersView post →
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Ali Connolly
@AliConnolly18 · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 533 followersView post →
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Grupo CASA-AISA
@CASA_AISA · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 73 followersView post →
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Vicent Yusà
@yusavic · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 469 followersView post →
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Steven Verhaegen
@stevenverhaege1 · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 705 followersView post →
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Marike Kolossa
@KolossaMarike · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 484 followersView post →
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ERGO
@ERGO_EU · X
RT @HBM4EU: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 shares · 555 followersView post →
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HBM4EU
@HBM4EU · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/wo6zZu27BH
May 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 12 shares · 970 followersView post →
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Adán González
@rpkampuchea · X
#EEUU Estudio determina la presencia de sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas, en muestras de leche materna tomadas en el país. Éstas son altamente cancerígenas: https://t.co/9F5w7YrTxt #PFASCrisis #USMothers #BreastMilk https://t.co/pZZCG2JsFx
Scientists @ToxFreeFuture, IU, UW, and Seattle Children’s found PFAS in 50 of 50 breast milk samples and rising levels of replacement PFAS over time
https://t.co/5B6hkKaIoC
https://t.co/KLC14hQB55
May 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,223 followersView post →
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Clean+Healthy (formerly Clean & Healthy New York)
@CleanHealthyNY · X
100% of moms' breastmilk is tainted by #PFAS, which can weaken immune response, cancer, thyroid disease. NYS legislators can protect babies & #BanPFAS from apparel by passing S6291 (@bradhoylman) A7063 (@PatriciaFahy109).
The new study is here: https://t.co/xH3uNKZjPi https://t.co/pcPyqyzREF
May 14, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,213 followersView post →
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N.C.StopGenx
@NCStopGenx · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS | Environmental Science & Technology https://t.co/tKNGSR8GSE
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 14, 2021 · 7 shares · 705 followersView post →
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Karolina Brabcova
@KarolinaBrabco1 · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 14, 2021 · 10 shares · 22 followersView post →
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Dr Julie Schneider
@JulieSChemPollu · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 14, 2021 · 10 shares · 322 followersView post →
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Harrie Timmer
@harrie_timmer · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 14, 2021 · 10 shares · 522 followersView post →
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Stathis Reppas
@Reppas_Stathis · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 14, 2021 · 10 shares · 109 followersView post →
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Masami mel Kawamura Ph.D, IPP Okinawa
@sirenamel · X
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 4,408 followersView post →
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Veronika Cernadas
@vmcernadas · X
A new study looked at breast milk samples from 50 U.S. mothers and found PFAS chemicals in 100% of samples. PFAS are man-made chemicals used since the 1940s that are linked to behavioral problems, cancer and infertility. https://t.co/WQe5PBVXjm
Great to see our study is out! @EnvSciTech The trend of increasing detections of short-chain PFAS was observed in breast milk. Shout out to my collaborators
@ToxFreeFuture @AminaSalamova_ and Dr. Sathyanarayana https://t.co/TKeBPmMfYk
May 13, 2021 · 12 likes · 2 shares · 121 followersView post →
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Guomao Zheng
@GuomaoZheng · X
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 121 followersView post →
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Guomao Zheng
@GuomaoZheng · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 13, 2021 · 10 shares · 121 followersView post →
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tttonytian
@tttonytian · X
RT @hanspeterarp: Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS sub…
May 13, 2021 · 10 shares · 653 followersView post →
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Hans Peter Arp
@hanspeterarp · X
Breast milk, like crops, water and other things we eat & drink is showing increased exposure to the more mobile #PFAS substitutes that replaced PFOS/PFOA.
More reason to support total #PFAS restrictions and introducing #PMT and #vPvM as hazard classes.
https://t.co/qELId6UR5C
May 13, 2021 · 23 likes · 10 shares · 1,981 followersView post →
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Mike Belliveau, Bend the Curve
@bendingcurves · X
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 2,563 followersView post →
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Mary Keck
@maryskeck · X
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 391 followersView post →
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Indiana University Research
@IUImpact · X
RT @IUONeillSchool: New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk sam…
May 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 3,058 followersView post →
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BioMassSpec
@realBioMassSpec · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS #EST #MassSpec https://t.co/gtFVHNiQKP
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
@IUONeill · X
New research co-authored by @AminaSalamova_ found PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in 100% of breast milk samples tested: https://t.co/djNJnJ9IUX
May 13, 2021 · 13 likes · 7 shares · 5,861 followersView post →
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Dr Carol Granger
@CarolGranger2 · X
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS https://t.co/AyXcetlHpB
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