PFAS (alkyl with perfluor and polyflor), known as “infinite chemicals”, accumulates in the body and creates significant health threats. Biomedical Engineering Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Ceren Türkcan, kidney cancer of these chemicals and infertility such as serious diseases such as said.
Consisting of approximately 15 thousand people -made components, PFAS is included in many products that we frequently use in daily life. PFAS substances, which are mentioned by this name because it does not disappear for a long time after being mixed with the environment and the body, threatens human health with the use of products. Assoc. Dr. Türkcan explained in detail the measures to be taken to protect from these harmful chemicals.
“PFAS is used in areas such as chemicals, waterproof surfaces”
Türkcan, “PFAS is referred to as polyflorine alkyl substances. They are completely synthetically produced chemicals. The most stain -free surfaces, stain -free fabrics, packages, waterproof surfaces are used in areas such as.
“Causes cancer and infertility”
PFAS chemicals, especially causing cancer and infertility indicating that Türkcan, “This type of toxic, especially in the kidney chemicals accumulated in the kidney causes renal cancer. Apart from that, it can affect the immune system very negatively and causing blockages in the body because of the disorder.”
How do these chemicals mix into the human body?
Assoc. Dr. Türkcan, “Citizens, more naturally to protect from these chemicals, for example, can be directed to textile products made of bamboo, more natural textile products. Later can avoid textile products produced by processing. Instead of serving the foods from the outside or ordering the food consumed at home. Textile substances can be used to avoid the use of water by reducing the use of such products.
“Steel, use of casting pots is useful”
Assoc. Dr. Türkcan, “Sometimes we can consume packaged content because we work in very intense paces. Packaged, ready -made -chopped vegetables to prefer open foods out of these harmful chemicals. Another is not very common in the houses, combustion pans, pots are used. steeluse casting pots useful. Of course, it is useful to pay attention to this. The material we call steel composition consists of a number of metals. It may not be a very correct option to direct a person with metal allergies to steel. It is an important point for the person to identify things that touch him. ”
(UAV)