BELMONT (WKZO AM/FM) — The big question for anyone who is living with PFAS-contaminated water has been, “What is it doing to me?” The answer remains unclear.
A study just released in Kent County suggests it may have caused an increase in prostate cancer cases in PFAS hotspots, like around the old Wolverine Worldwide dump site in Belmont, but researchers can’t be sure that there wasn’t some other reason for the spike.
Adam London with the Kent County Health Department says it could be from a number of factors like socioeconomics, changes in population in the area, PFAS itself, or other health issues.
He adds that prostate cancer hasn’t been evident at other PFAS sites, but they will continue testing.
The good news is that there haven’t been major outbreaks of diseases linked to the toxic chemical.
They say they will need to do a lot more testing, planning to take hundreds of blood samples from residents in the affected areas later this year.
