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You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Thousands More Areas Where Groundwater Could Be Contaminated

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and ...
The Conversation

Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution

Bhavna Middha receives funding from the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Early Career Research Award( ARC DECRA) Ralph Horne receives funding from The Australian Research Council as a ...
WNCT

EPA updates PFAS map, shows contaminants in ENC water

WASHINGTON (WNCT) – An updated report on polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the Environmental Working Group and the Environmental Protection Agency has one location in North Carolina among the worst ...
USA Today

Is your water system among hundreds that reported PFAS above new EPA limits? See our map.

Millions of Americans rely on drinking water systems that have recently exceeded new limits for toxic “forever chemicals” that the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday. USA TODAY ...
The Baltimore Sun

Riverkeepers, farmers sound alarm over EPA PFAS action likely being stalled

Some Maryland farmers and scientists are sounding the alarm over PFAS, commonly known as forever chemicals, showing up in biosolids used as fertilizer. They say the actions taken by the Environmental ...
Newsweek

Map Shows States Where Drinking Water is Contaminated With Most PFAS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been rolling out waves of data showing which locations across the country have the highest levels of PFAS contamination in drinking water systems. The ...