PFAS Health Study Updates - May 2024
The PFAS-REACH study closed recruitment at the end of April 2024. A total of 25 children from Pease participated in this study. We will keep you posted on the results as the become available to the community.
The ATSDR/CDC Pease Study closed recruitment at the end of December 2021. A total of 776 adults and 180 children participated in the Pease Study. Some of the results of this study were released to the Pease community in January 2024. Video of results | Slide deck | Pease Study Report
PFAS-REACH Study
To address concerns about health effects from PFAS in drinking water and to develop tools and materials to support impacted communities, Silent Spring Institute launched PFAS-REACH (Research, Education, and Action for Community Health)--a five-year project funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The project is being led by Silent Spring in collaboration with Northeastern University and Michigan State University. The main community partner organizations are Testing for Pease, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, and Toxics Action Center.
PFAS-REACH has three main goals:
To evaluate potential effects of PFAS exposures on the immune systems of young children in two communities that have had PFAS water contamination.
To develop an innovative online resource center, called the PFAS Exchange, with data interpretation tools, tap water testing, and educational materials for affected communities and other audiences.
To conduct a social science analysis of affected communities to assess individual, family, and community-level experiences of residents in areas impacted by PFAS-contaminated drinking water.
For the children’s health study, the study is focusing on two communities where public drinking water wells have been contaminated with PFAS from the use of firefighting foams for training activities. One of these communities is based at the Pease International Tradeport, formerly Pease Air Force Base, in Portsmouth, NH. The other community is in Hyannis, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Through this project, we will provide new scientific evidence on the health effects associated with exposure to PFAS and inform the development of drinking water guidelines that protect children’s health. We will also support communities by providing them with the tools and information needed to reduce their exposures and reduce their risk.
We want to hear from you
If you have participated in any of the Pease studies, we would love to hear your feedback. It is important to us that these Pease community studies are going well and we want to hear from you. Please send us an email at info@testingforpease.com and let us know about your experience.
