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2. These common chemicals could affect your health all ... - AOL

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   There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s health. These PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — sometimes ...

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. Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever ...

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   However, the study found the chemicals the EPA regulates made up only about 8% of the potentially hazardous compounds found in the water samples analyzed. The majority comprised unregulated ...

5. What are ‘forever chemicals'? What to know about PFAS ... - AOL

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   Canter said Microbac provides customers with a "clean" bottle of water that the company knows is free of PFAS alongside an empty sample bottle. ... 100% removal of PFAS; large container size for ...

6. Should You Drink Tap Water? What Experts Say About ... - AOL

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   The new rule requires municipal utilities to monitor their water supply for five PFAS chemicals and remove the contaminants when levels get too high—at a total cost of $1.5 billion per year ...

7. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   USGS map showing the number of PFAS detections in tap water samples from select sites across the U.S. In April 2024, the EPA issued a final drinking water rule for PFOA, PFOS, GenX, PFBS, PFNA, and PFHxS. Within three years, public water systems must remove these six PFAS to near-zero levels. States may be awarded grants up to $1 billion in aid ...

8. How to limit PFAS in your drinking water and food, according ...

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   Used since the 1950s to make consumer products nonstick, oil- and water-repellent and resistant to temperature change, PFAS chemicals have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer ...

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

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   Early 2018 Department of Health & Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) was about to publish its assessment of PFAS chemicals, with a focus on two specific chemicals from the PFAS class—PFOA and PFOS—that have "contaminated water supplies near military bases, chemical plants and other sites from New York ...