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Michigan health officials urge residents to avoid contact with foam on surface waters
- Michigan health officials warned residents to avoid contact with foam on surface waters this summer.
- Foam may come from natural causes or pollutants like PFAS and detergents.
- Experts say the risk of PFAS exposure through skin is low, but swallowing contaminants is possible if you don’t rinse off.
- Rinsing off after water activities is recommended to protect people and pets.
- The state offers 24-hour pollution emergency hotlines and online forms for reporting concerns.
- The warning comes as communities head into the summer season with more water activity.
- Foam does not always indicate pollution but should be avoided.
- Officials emphasize that foam can trap other substances harmful to health.
- Residents and pets should rinse off after contact with foam or water activities.
- State health officials quoted Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian on the risks of PFAS exposure.
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