Health-Related Resources About GenX, PFOA and PFAS

State

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services

• New! NCDHHS PFAS Water Testing and Filtration Resources factsheet 
• New! NCDHHS: EPA’s Human Health Toxicity Assessment for GenX Chemicals (PDF)
• PFAS Health Information
• NCDHHS PFAS Fact Sheet (PDF)
• GenX Health Information
• NCDHHS GenX Fact Sheet (PDF)
• NCDHHS PFAS Provider Memo - updated 2022 (PDF)
• Drinking Water Health Goal for GenX, July 2017

For more information, please contact DHHS' Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch at (919) 707-5900.

Federal

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

•  EPA Fact Sheet on Protecting Public Health & Addressing PFAS Chemicals
• Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Your Environment 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – Perfluoroalkyls
• Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Frequently Asked Questions

Note: PFAS = perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which includes GenX, PFOA and PFOS