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posted by takyon on Monday January 27 2020, @11:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the bottoms-up dept.

U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever chemicals': environment watchdog

The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made "forever chemicals" is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group.

The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Some have been linked to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

The findings here by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) show the group's previous estimate in 2018, based on unpublished U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, that 110 million Americans may be contaminated with PFAS, could be far too low.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 27 2020, @11:47PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 27 2020, @11:47PM (#949669)

    Perfluoroalkyls kill coronavirus.

  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 28 2020, @12:24AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 28 2020, @12:24AM (#949693)

    Nope. Only the host.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 29 2020, @12:38AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 29 2020, @12:38AM (#950349)

      Which then kills the virus.