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Teflon production linked to cholesterol
DuPont, 3M accused of failing to report potential effect of chemical
exposure
By JEFF MONTGOMERY / The News Journal
12/23/2004
Long-term studies of blood samples from workers at an Italian chemical
plant show a potential link between blood concentrations of a chemical
used in Teflon production and a slight rise in cholesterol levels,
documents filed with the Environmental Protection Agency show.
An environmental group based in Washington, D.C., accused DuPont and 3M
Co. of failing for months to report the potential effect from chemical
exposure on cholesterol levels, and claimed the delay was similar to
those involved in an earlier complaints by the EPA.
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"Total cholesterol levels in the exposed workers averaged 233, compared
with 214 in the nonexposed group.
"In other words, it seems that PFOA [probably only at high blood
concentrations] can interfere with metabolism of cholesterol,"
researcher Giovanni Costa wrote. "Such findings need precise
interpretation."
http://tinyurl.com/4q2lc
Teflon production linked to cholesterol
DuPont, 3M accused of failing to report potential effect of chemical
exposure
By JEFF MONTGOMERY / The News Journal
12/23/2004
Long-term studies of blood samples from workers at an Italian chemical
plant show a potential link between blood concentrations of a chemical
used in Teflon production and a slight rise in cholesterol levels,
documents filed with the Environmental Protection Agency show.
An environmental group based in Washington, D.C., accused DuPont and 3M
Co. of failing for months to report the potential effect from chemical
exposure on cholesterol levels, and claimed the delay was similar to
those involved in an earlier complaints by the EPA.
------snip-------
"Total cholesterol levels in the exposed workers averaged 233, compared
with 214 in the nonexposed group.
"In other words, it seems that PFOA [probably only at high blood
concentrations] can interfere with metabolism of cholesterol,"
researcher Giovanni Costa wrote. "Such findings need precise
interpretation."