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Groups working on solutions to eliminate PFAS from water

Por: WPTV Nation July 22, 2023

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Nearly half of our country’s tap water could have one or more types of the health impacting chemicals known as PFAS in it.New testing from The Environmental Working Group gives a new picture of where these forever chemicals are showing up.The tests found PFAS in both large and small communities in 18 states where people tested their water.The Environmental Working Group found in some places the chemicals turned up where they haven’t been... + full article



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