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Nearly Half of People in the US Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water

vendredi 28 mars 2025, 22:10 , par Slashdot
Nearly Half of People in the US Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
An anonymous reader shares a report: New data recently released by the Environmental Protection Agency indicate that more than 158 million people across the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic 'forever chemicals,' scientifically known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

'Drinking water is a major source of PFAS exposure. The sheer number of contaminated sites shows that these chemicals are likely present in most of the U.S. water supply,' said David Andrews, deputy director of investigations and a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit advocacy organization, in a recent press release.

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https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/1959225/nearly-half-of-people-in-the-us-have-toxic-pfas-...

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