Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds
Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sitesDrinking water contaminated with Pfas chemicals probably increases the risk of infant mortality and other harm to newborns, a new peer-reviewed study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire finds.The...
<p>Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sites</p><p>Drinking water contaminated with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/pfas">Pfas</a> chemicals probably increases the risk of infant mortality and other harm to newborns, a new peer-reviewed study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire finds.</p><p>The first-of-its-kind University of Arizona research found drinking well water down gradient from a Pfas-contaminated site was tied to an increase in infant mortality of 191%, pre-term birth of 20%, and low-weight birth of 43%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/drinking-water-pfas-infant-mortality-study">Continue reading...</a>
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