Thread by @maggiewillisart

@EPA released a new set of advisories for PFAS today. Here’s the beginning of a multi-part visual essay that I’m working on about the impact of PFAS… 🧵1/10 #pfas #visualessay #graphicmedicine #nonfictionillustration

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Grandoni, Dino. (2022, June 15). EPA warns toxic ‘forever chemicals’ more dangerous than once
thought. The Washington Post.

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Allen, Joseph G. (2018, January 2). These toxic chemicals are everywhere – even in your body.
And they won’t ever go away. The Washington Post.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). cdc.gov/biomonitoring/…
Sha, Bo, et Al. (2022).
Sea spray aerosol (SSA) as a source of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) to the atmosphere: field
evidence from long-term air monitoring. EnvSci& Tech, 56(1), 228-238.

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Muir, D., et al. (2019). Levels and trends of poly- and
perfluoroalkyl substances in the Arctic environment. EmergContam, 5, 240-271.
Schiavone, A., et al. (2009). Perfluorinated contaminants in fur seal pups and penguin eggs from Antarctica. SciTotEnv,407(12), 3899-3904

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2019). 2019 ATSDR annual report: PFAS.
Apelberg, B.J., et al. (2007). Determinants of fetal exposure to
polyfluoroalkyl compounds in Baltimore, Maryland. Environmental Science and Technology,
41(11), 3891-3897.