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MDH PFAS information <br />PFAS and Health [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/pfashealth.html] <br />Information about health risks of exposure to PFAS, health-based guidance for PFAS in water and air, and how to <br />lower your exposure to PFAS. <br />PFAS and Products [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/pfasproduct.html] <br />Information about PFAS exposure through consumer products, and how to your lower exposure. <br />PFAS Resources for Health Care Providers <br />[LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/pfaschproviders.html] <br />For use by health care providers in counseling patients. <br />MDH Cancer Reporting System (MCRS) Reports [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mcrs/data/index.html] <br />Reports for communities using data reported to MCRS. <br />MDH PFAS Biomonitoring: East Metro [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/biomonitoring/projects/pfas.html] <br />Blood levels of PFAS tested over time in people from the St. Paul East Metro area. <br />PFAS and Private Wells [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/wells/waterquality/pfas.html] <br />Information on testing your private well. <br />PFAS Sites in Minnesota [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/sites.html] <br />The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) have investigated a <br />number sites across the state where PFAS were released to the environment. <br />Stress at Contaminated Sites: Coping with the stress that environmental contamination can cause <br />(PDF) [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/stresscontsites.pdf] <br />PFAS and Fish [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/fish/index.html] <br />Advice about eating fish from lakes and rivers where fish have been tested and contaminant levels in some fish <br />species are higher. <br />PFAS Testing of Public Water Systems [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/pfas.html] <br />About PFAS testing in drinking water from public water systems. <br />PFAS and Home Treatment of Water <br />[LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/pfashometreat.html] <br />If you have concerns about your health, you can take steps to reduce your potential exposure to PFAS from drinking <br />water in your home. <br />PFAS and Homegrown Garden Produce (PDF <br />[LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/pfas/pfasgardproduce.pdf] ) <br />Watering home gardens with PFAS‐contaminated water can increase the levels of PFAS in the soil and edible plants. <br />PFAS and Home-raised Farm Animals <br />[LINK https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/docs/2024-01/36%20PFAs%20and%20Home-Raised%20Farm%20Animals%20CURRENT%2012.15.23.pdf] <br />Offering PFAS-contaminated water to farm animals could lead to the build-up of certain PFAS in animal tissue. This <br />information came from a collaboration with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota <br />Department of Agriculture (MDA)and is hosted on the MDA website. <br />History of PFAS [LINK http://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/history.html] <br />Since 2002, the MDH has partnered with other state agencies to protect the environment and health of people in <br />Minnesota. MDH PFAS activities through the years are listed here. <br />Other agency resources <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: PFAS pollution [LINK https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pfas-pollution] <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Minnesota’s PFAS <br />Blueprint [LINK https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/minnesotas-pfas-blueprint] <br />US Environmental Protection Agency: Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances <br />(PFAS) [LINK https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/research-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas]