Earlier this month, the headline “New Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water from 45% of Faucets Across US” led many news reports. That's after 32 individual PFAS were tested and found ...

MICHIGAN, (WPBN/WGTU) - - One out of three Michiganders should be concerned about the water that's coming out of their taps. That's what a new U.S. Geological Survey predictive study suggests when it ...

The first-of-its-kind study provides insight into the risk of PFAS contamination in areas where little monitoring has been done. Over 20 percent of the nation’s population could be drinking ...

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that more than 20% of the nation’s population relies on water sources that contain a detectable amount of PFAS — and ...

Water tap , faucet. Flow water in bathroom with sink. Modern clean hause. Backround hygiene. More than 20% of people in the continental United States might have drinking water contaminated with PFAS ...

Almost half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a study from the US Geological Survey. In June 2022, based on the latest ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are far more widespread through the country’s drinking water systems than previously known, according to new Environmental Protection Agency data released Thursday. A USA ...

The next time you run your tap for a refreshing drink of water, you might want to consider its source. More than 20% of the United States’ population may be using H20 that’s been contaminated by toxic ...

The vast majority of Pennsylvania streams sampled four years ago by the U.S. Geological Survey were contaminated with "forever chemicals," according to a study published Friday. Researchers collected ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” present in New Mexico’s water supplies could be cleaned up thanks to millions of dollars in federal funds offered to the state as it grapples with industrial contamination.

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