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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PFHxS and Drinking Water
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and stain-esistantconsumer products, food packaging, firefighting perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS). This group of chemicals
and stain-resistant consumer products, food packaging, fire-fighting
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and industrial processes.
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products containing PFHS, but production was phased out in surfactant in industrial processes. The 3M Company was once
products containing PFHxS, but production was phased out in
2002.1 a major
2002.1
manufacturer
of
PFHxS
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Cities metro area at levels up to 0.027 parts per billion (ppb). PFHxS was also detected in other urban
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manufacturing plant at levels up to 0.077 ppb.s
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Studies of PFHxS in people are lacking.
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that PFHxS levels in people's blood are slowly declining.7 However, PFHxS can also form as a breakdown
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exposure to PFHxS. MDH and MPCA have studied a number of sites in Minnesota with known PFC
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Exhibit Exhibit 3748 3748
State of Minnesota v. 3M Co.,
onrararove | Court File No. 27-CV-10-28862
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PEHXS AND DRINKING WATER
PFHXS AND DRINKING WATER
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choose to use bottled water for drinkin8 and cookin8 for a short time, but
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