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Tag: PFOS

Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
August 18, 2023

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...

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems
June 28, 2023

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in...

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products
May 5, 2023

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products

04 May (Beyond Pesticides, May 4, 2023) One of the most widely used insecticides in California, Intrepid 2F, contains harmful levels of...

New PFAS guidelines
March 18, 2023

New PFAS guidelines

Photo: PFAS can be found in hundreds of water systems in the U.S. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images A water quality scientist...

Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US
July 13, 2020

Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US

Andrea Amico (center) joined with Michelle Dalton (left) and Alayna Davis to form a community group seeking tests of those...

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