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2. Here’s what you can do about PFAS in your drinking water - AOL

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   PFAS chemicals are found in almost half of all of America's tap water. But there are some steps you can take to try to clean up what comes out of your faucet. ... And drinking bottled water may ...

3. Popular bottled water brands contain toxic 'forever chemicals ...

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   The International Bottled Water Association has adopted a tougher standard for its members: 5 parts per trillion for one PFAS compound and 10 parts per trillion for more than one compound.

4. EPA imposes first national limits on 'forever chemicals' in ...

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   For the first time, the EPA has set limits for six types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The chemicals have been linked to health issues and can linger permanently in the environment.

5. PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere, and here's how they ...

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   A water sample is measured as part of a PFAS drinking water treatment experiment, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and ...

6. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ( PFAS [1] or PFASs [2]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 million such chemicals according to PubChem. [3] PFAS came into use after the invention of Teflon in 1938 to make fluoropolymer coatings and products ...

7. Why EPA's new rules target these six PFAS chemicals ... - AOL

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   Despite the nearly 15,000 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) known, the EPA singled out six in the first-ever federal limits for these chemicals in drinking water. PFAS, dubbed "forever ...

8. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   March 2018 The United States Department of Defense's (DoD)'s report to Congress said that test that they conducted showed that the amount of PFAS chemicals in water supplies near 126 DoD facilities, "exceeded the current safety guidelines". The DoD has "used foam containing" PFAS chemicals "in exercises at bases across the country".

9. Federal EPA limits toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

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   The new rules require that water systems monitor for six toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The manmade chemicals, officially called per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are notoriously hard to destroy.