Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water

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January 22, 2021

Environment Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs By Annie Sneed

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FROM THE ARCHIVE 'Forever Chemicals' Are Building Up in the Arctic--and Likely Worldwide An ice-core analysis reveals the chemicals that replaced ozone-depleting substances are leading to an increase of nondegradable compounds in the environment By Annie Sneed | June 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY "This is going to be kind of sad, but I wasn't at all surprised that they exist in many different water systems and that many, many people are getting exposed through their drinking water." Jamie DeWitt, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine

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