What is the ATSDR Multi-site Health Study (MSS)?

By participating in the Multi-site Health Study, you can: 

• Participate in the first nationwide PFAS exposure and health study.
• Understand the levels of PFAS in your body, for free.
• Help your community and country better understand the health effects from PFAS exposure.
• Receive up to $50 for adults and up to $75 for children ages 4+ in gift cards as a 'thank you'.

Who is eligible?

• Adults and children ages four through 17 (with parent or guardian permission) who lived in the Belmont/Rockford and Parchment/Cooper Township study areas between 2006 and 2018. Residents in the Belmont/Rockford study area are eligible to participate if they drank from residential drinking water wells.
• Children (ages 4+) potentially exposed in utero or while breastfeeding may also be eligible.

Who is not eligible?

• Residents who may have been exposed to PFAS on their job, such as those who ever worked as a firefighter, used firefighting foam, or ever worked at a company known to use PFAS are not eligible to participate.
• Residents who only had exposure to PFAS-contaminated drinking water before 2006. Individuals without a recent exposure are not eligible to participate in the study as laboratory tests may not be able to detect exposures that occurred many years ago.

Enrolling is simple! Call 877-256-8073 to find out if you are eligible and to enroll.