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After PFAS Contamination on English Channel Island, Government Panel Recommends Bloodletting for Those Affected
Jersey is an island in the English channel, "a self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of northwest France," according to Wikipedia — population: 103,267. But now some residents of Jersey "have been recommended bloodletting to reduce high concentrations of 'forever chemicals' ...
Private drinking water supplies in Jersey were polluted by the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS(per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) at the island's airport, which were manufactured by the U.S. multinational 3M. "Studies show that bloodletting is an effective way to lower levels of PFAS in blood," said Ian Cousins, one of the panel members, though he added that there were no guarantees the process would prevent or cure diseases associated with the chemicals. The panel is also considering the benefit of the drug cholestyramine, which a study has shown reduces PFAS in blood more quickly and cheaply, albeit with possible side effects.
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