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PFOA, PFOS and Other PFASs

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PFAS What You Need to Know Infographic

EPA has developed to following infographic as a helpful tool to address questions regarding:

What are PFAS Chemicals?
What is EPA doing?
How are we exposed to PFAS?
What are the heath effects?

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PFAS Infographic (PDF)(2 pp, 118 K)