20 August 2015
A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function — perfluorinated alkylate substances, or PFASs — appears to build up in infants by 20-30 percent for each month they’re breastfed, according to a new study. It is the first study to show the extent to which PFASs are transferred to babies through breast milk, and to quantify their levels over time.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150820185905.htm
