HELSINKI – Prenatal exposure to PFAS, waterproofing chemicals used in outdoor apparel, was associated with differences in the brains of children. This is according to new research in The Lancet Planetary Health.
The Finnish study analysed blood from mothers at 24 weeks’ pregnancy and matched this with MRI scans of their children at age five. In 51 mother–child pairs, the authors measured several PFAS at low background levels and used multimodal imaging to assess grey and white matter, cortical features and resting-state connectivity.
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