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PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure | Great Lakes Now

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PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure

Six states were selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to be awarded $5 million in order to test residents for environmental chemical exposures — like PFAS. Four out of the six states are located along the Great Lakes including Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York. These biomonitoring grants start September 2024 and go until 2027. 

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London Free Press

Five key things to know about legionnaires’ disease

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Public health officials in London are investigating a rare outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. What you need to know about the rare respiratory illness. WHAT IS IT? Legionnaires’ disease is a rare but serious respiratory illness that can result in pneumonia, which can sometimes be fatal. It is caused by a type of bacteria called legionella, […]