Michigan state health officials are today beginning a one-of-its-kind testing of some state residents to try and better understand the impact of the PFAS chemicals.
The Michigan Health department is urging anyone who may have been exposed to the chemical to attend a meeting today in Kent County.
The toxic-class of chemicals known as PFAS was once widely-used in Teflon, Scotchgard, and firefighting foam, and has been linked to some health effects, including cancer.
The meeting is being held in Kent County, which includes Grand Rapids, because no other area of the state has as many wells that have been found to exceed the accepted advisory level for the chemical in water.
Residents will be urged to take part in the study, which will involve testing their blood serum.