In 2017, a team of researchers headed by N.C. State University epidemiologist Jane Hoppin (Project 1) launched the GenX Exposure Study, which revealed that some people in the Cape Fear River Basin have PFAS in their blood. There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse health effects, such as weaker antibody responses against infections in adults and children, elevated cholesterol levels, decreased fetal and infant growth, and kidney cancer in adults, among other problems. Click HERE to read more.