Some of these long-lasting, pervasive chemicals are known to carry serious health risks. Research is still underway on the health effects of other kinds of PFAS. Water systems that filter out PFAS are ...
The chemicals’ resistance to heat, oils, stains, grease and water makes them useful. However, that same chemical stability also makes them linger in the environment – and in the human body. Studies ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been rolling out waves of data showing which locations across the country have the highest levels of PFAS contamination in drinking water systems. The ...
Funding for drinking water is limited, and any money we as a society spend on PFAS is money we can’t spend on needed infrastructure elsewhere. Everyone deserves clean water. It’s integral to health ...
Over 73 million people in the United States are served by water systems that have detected PFAS levels above the limits the EPA now seeks to rescind or delay. NRDC works to safeguard the earth--its ...
Invicta Water's Jordan Lake pilot has treated 11 million gallons, claiming to erase PFAS with no toxic waste. Cary will judge fall test data to see if it's a cheaper fix than carbon filters. Invicta ...
Latest EPA data shows at least one in seven Americans have unsafe levels of "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are nearly indestructible ...
Tests found PFAS levels above Maine’s legal limit, leaving residents of Friendly Village buying bottled water while a fix ...