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Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10 due to a record-breaking ...
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PFAS are a group of thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl “forever chemicals” known to cause cancer, liver damage, birth ...
The EPA proposed new regulations for PFAS and PFOA in the nation's drinking water. The chemicals are part of a class of so-called forever chemicals associated with a variety of health problems.
Water, water everywhere. On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced strict limits on so-called “forever chemicals” — or PFAS — found in drinking water.
More than 1,000 drinking water systems have detected PFAS above limits the EPA set in April, according to USA TODAY’s analysis. Almost 400 of these water systems ...
A detailed 2020 study investigated drinking water and PFAS in more than 60 US homes. It showed near-complete removal by reverse-osmosis, dual filtration systems for all PFAS chemicals.
When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted ...
Recently released results of blood tests for more than 1,300 residents in Bucks and Montgomery counties show "higher than average" PFAS levels.
There are more than 5,000 chemicals that are considered PFAS, yet only a few have been studied for their toxicity, and even fewer tested for in drinking water. The United States Geological Survey ...