Tag: PFOS
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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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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 Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / Associated Press) TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over the contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful…
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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 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” according to a report by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In fact, 40 percent of pesticide products in the report tested…
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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 explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water Harmful chemicals known as PFAS can be found in everything from children’s clothes to soil to drinking water , and regulating…
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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 who drank PFAS-polluted water, including their children, at a redeveloped Air Force base. Credit: AP The EPA faces legal and other hurdles as it attempts to regulate PFOA and PFOS An article in the local…
