Tag: polyfluoroalkyl
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EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority
Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal used to filter out PFAS particles from the water. The treatment plant began using the carbon system in 2021. PFAS are a group of widely-used, human-made chemicals linked to health issues like cancer and thyroid…
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New Analysis Shows Widespread PFAS Contamination of Tap Water in CA
Credit: Brian Maranan Pineda for NRDC Estimate of Californians with PFAS in drinking water jumps to 25 million – highlights need for proposed bill SB 903 to end unnecessary use of forever chemicals. Toxic “forever” PFAS chemicals are a serious environmental health issue in California and across the globe, linked to numerous health harms. California…
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Opinion: Our water is polluted with ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s how some agencies are stepping in.
In this June 7, 2018, file photo, PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, foam gathers at the the Van Etten Creek dam in Oscoda Township, Mich., near Wurtsmith Air Force Base. These man-made chemicals have been used in industry and consumer products for decades and today can be found in nearly half of the tap…
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Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US
The EPA faces legal and other hurdles as it attempts to regulate PFOA and PFOS An article in the local newspaper caught Andrea Amico’s eye in May 2014. It reported that one of the three drinking-water wells at a sprawling business and industrial park nearby was shut down because of high levels of chemical contamination.…
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Clock Ticks for Water Utilities to Join PFAS Class-Action Settlements
A national class-action settlement could provide funding to remove PFAS chemicals from drinking water. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue Decision needed soon for funds to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water. In? Or out? Thousands of water utilities across the Great Lakes region and nationwide will decide in the next three months whether…
