Tag: polyfluoroalkyl
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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…
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Scientists: new way to get ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer out of our water
Photo: Clarkson University professors Tom Holsen and Selma Mededovic in front of a plasma reactor. Clarkson University They’re in the bloodstreams of 99% of Americans. More than 70 years ago, a group of chemicals known as PFAS promised to make people’s lives easier and more efficient. The category of chemicals — whose full name 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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Firefighting foam linked to water contamination across Massachusetts
State environmental officials are tracking an emerging threat to drinking water across Massachusetts linked to a firefighting foam used at military installations and airports. “Back in 2012, 2013 we started showing these contaminates” said Dan Santos, director of the Barnstable Department of Public Works. Testing revealed toxic levels of chemicals in the soil at the…
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Erin Brockovich is warning about an emerging drinking-water crisis in the USA
Here’s how she recommends you protect yourself. Erin Brockovich, who some of you know as the woman who fought against California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in 1996 and later had a movie made about her, is a fierce supporter of clean water. And because of her work over the last couple of decades, when…
