Researchers with Emory University are seeking Rome and Calhoun residents for a test to gauge exposure to the PFAS family of chemicals.
As part of the study, scientists will collect blood samples from adult volunteers who have lived in the study area for at least three years and who currently live here.
“We plan to enroll approximately 100 participants in the Rome area and 100 in the Calhoun area. But we hope to have more than 200 respondents fill out the interest form to allow us to enroll a diverse group of participants,” Noah Scovronick, assistant professor of environmental health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, said…