Millions of dollars are being distributed by the Commonwealth to help improve Kentucky’s water infrastructure. Research is also being done at the University of Kentucky to further help with the state’s water. Molly Frazar is a doctoral candidate with the U-K Superfund Research Program. She is working on materials to absorb something called P-FAS compounds. She said these P-FAS chemicals can be harmful.
“There is currently no environmental half-life for these chemicals. This means they do not go away; they don’t degrade. Basically, they just move around in our water and soil and air and even throughout our own bodies and the animals around us.”
Frazar said P-FAS chemicals can cause multiple health problems.
“Something else that is interesting, is that there is a high correlation that P-FAS exposure leads to reduced response to vaccines. Which we know while in the midst of a pandemic can be extremely detrimental.”
Frazar added P-FAS chemicals can cause multiple types of cancer. She quoted the CDC as saying 97% of Americans have P-FAS in their blood. You can hear more from Molly Frazar on the Eastern Standard on WEKU.
