Are firefighters at increased risk of heart disease due to “eternal chemicals”?

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We all come into daily contact with a certain amount of industrially produced chemicals that are known to be harmful to our health. But some professions are more at risk than others. Researchers at Brno’s Masaryk University are conducting a study that indicates that firefighters are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to “eternal chemicals”.

Eternal chemicals are a large group of widely used, industrially produced chemicals that are almost non-degradable by natural processes.

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Author: Daniela Lazarová