Tag: PFOS
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PFAS1 found in drinking water wells in unexpected places
Image: A PFAS water well result for a home in Courtland Township tested [by] Pace Analytical and sampled by Gordon Water Systems. (Courtesy) GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI — Katey Morse was wondering about cases of cancer among her neighbors when she decided to have her home’s drinking water well tested for fluorochemicals. Morse doesn’t live…
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Mapping a Water Contamination Crisis
PFCs Pollute Tap Water for 15 Million People, Dozens of Industrial Sites The known extent of the contamination of U.S. communities with PFCs – highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, also known as PFASs, [*] that have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and other health problems – continues to expand with no end in…