A treatment against cholesterol to reduce the presence of “eternal pollutants” in the blood. With this treatment, cholestyramine, the blood gets rid of pollutants (PFAS) 20 times faster than without intervention.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large family of some 4,000 chemical compounds. In Denmark, residents of Korsør were contaminated with one of them, perfluoroctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) associated with an increased risk of cancer.