Tag: PFAS
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State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater
Photo: The sample room at the Grand Rapids wastewater treatment facility. DUSTIN DWYER / MICHIGAN RADIO The swirling liquid rushes into concrete channels behind a black chain-link fence. “That is what sewage looks like,” says Nicole Pasch, who works in Environmental Services for the city of Grand Rapids. Pasch is showing off the wastewater treatment…
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Environmental Group Says Almost All Kansas Tap Water Is Too Contaminated
Nomin Ujiyediin / Kansas News Service file photo WICHITA, Kansas — The water coming out of your tap might meet legal standards, but that doesn’t mean that it’s safe to drink — at least according to the Environmental Working Group, an environmental advocacy nonprofit. EWG found that nearly all of the 870 water utilities in…
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U.S. drinking water supply mostly safe, but that’s not good enough
Most Americans take clean drinking water for granted as a convenience of modern life. The United States has one of the world’s safest drinking water supplies, but new challenges constantly emerge. For example, on May 6 researchers at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University reported that 43 states have sites where water is…
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Are you drinking PFAS?
According to a study by Harvard University, more than 16 million residents in America regularly drink water that is contaminated with toxic chemicals from military and industrial sites. The toxic chemicals in question are poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances – also known as PFAS. Typically used in fire retardants, oil & water repellents, furniture, waterproof clothes…
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Members of Congress to question EPA, DoD on ‘forever chemicals’
Video screenshot, click link below to view: Exposure to some types of PFAS linked to hormone disruption, miscarriages, developmental issues, and cancer. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are increasingly raising concerns the government has not done enough to handle chemical contamination from military bases, airports and industrial sites around the country.…
