The researchers have made their calculations, among other things, on blood test analyzes from residents in Ronneby municipality, which is a new method of investigation, reports the Swedish Radion of Science.

It is important to understand the percentage of the population that may be ill-equipped for the planning of protected measures. Therefore, it has been wanted to see what percentage of the population is at risk of suffering. Overall, the risk was significantly higher for women than men.

PFAS substances are so-called endocrine disruptors, and in the area surveyed, for example, there was a 1 to 22 percent risk of being affected for the women who had lived there for one year, and up to 35 percent for the women who had lived there for 29 years.