So what you’re saying is the cure is… Blood letting?
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dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Firefighters get exposed to a lot of PFAS from the fire suppressant foam. Firefighters who donated blood regularly had lower levels of blood-PFAS than non-donors. Donating blood might be one current option to reduce your PFAS levels.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Always has been 🌍👨🚀🔫👨🚀
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Lol. Sounds like some RFK nonsense when you put it like that.
Waterdoc@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It’s the foams specifically for fighting fuel fires that are made from PFAS. Unfortunately, their safety gear also is loaded with PFAS.
misterdoctor@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Pardon my ignorance, but if your blood has high levels of PFAS, wouldn’t you then be donating contaminated blood?
mrcleanup@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes. But when you need a transfusion to live it’s still a good deal for you. Besides, you can always just donate blood later to bring your levels back down.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Sorry doctor, I only accept free rage, organic, pfas free blood transfusions.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Maybe, I’m ignorant of the answer to that. I think they often separate blood so maybe it gets filtered.