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Now, a new study has found disturbingly high levels of a particular type of PFAS known as perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in watch bands, most of which are used to strap smartwatches to our wrists.
“We actually saw a full-page ad in a magazine that promoted ‘fluoroelastomer’ watch bands, and my research group was surprised to see anybody advertising PFAS in a product,” Graham ...
Alarmingly, two bands not advertised as such show traces of the chemical as well, indicating a broader problem of contamination. The study found that wristbands costing more than $30 (£24 ...