Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We found PFAS in human bodies in the sixties and seventies... by burning liters of blood. Carrie McDonough from Carnegie Melon University takes us through the chemistry of PFAS and why they are so stinkin' persistent in our environment and our bodies.

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