Tag: PFAS
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Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are polluted New data shows that about one-in-10 drinking water systems contain the two most notoriously dangerous forever chemicals. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Drinking water consumed by millions of Americans from hundreds of communities spread across…
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Editorial: Get the ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water
Photo: A machine is rinsed that runs samples to test for PFAS compounds at the Orange County Water District on Oct. 9, 2019. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that nearly half of the drinking water in the United States is contaminated with “forever chemicals,” the per- and…
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PFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists say
Photo: University of California Riverside researchers Yujie Men and Bosen Jin have identified bacteria that’s able to break down some “forever chemicals.” This bacteria is commonly occurring in nature, which means it can easily be put into contaminated groundwater. Sizhuo Zhang / UC Riverside There’s been a lot of concern recently about PFAS, pervasive “forever chemicals”…
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Risk of tap water exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals higher in Southern California
Nearly 50% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have at least one type of PFAS, a group of harmful “forever chemicals.” (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Tap water in urban areas of Southern and Central California appears more likely to be contaminated by PFAS “forever chemicals” than drinking water in many other regions of the…
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Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals
Photo: Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at Trident Laboratories in Holland, Mich., June 18, 2018. Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” linked to kidney cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday,…
