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2. Environmental Protection Agency sets new limits for 'forever ...

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   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced new drinking water standards limiting levels of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," which ...

3. Is your water safe? How to check for ‘forever chemicals’ and ...

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   At the time, PFAS levels in drinking water were not regulated, though the federal government had non-enforceable “health advisory” levels for how much of the chemicals can be in drinking water ...

4. New EPA rules to limit PFAS in drinking water: Worcester is ...

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   Also, 95 public water systems with PFAS levels between the federal standard's 4 parts per trillion and the state's standard of 20 parts per trillion will need to address PFAS for the first time.

5. Perfluorononanoic acid - Wikipedia

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   The agency's health advisory level for the combined concentrations of PFOA and PFOS is 70 parts per trillion (ppt). [22] [23] In June 2020 the State of New Jersey published a drinking water standard for PFOA, the first state to do so. Public water systems in New Jersey are required to meet a maximum contaminant level (MCL) standard

6. Perfluorinated compound - Wikipedia

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   A 2018 report to Congress indicated that "at least 126 drinking water systems on or near military bases" were contaminated with PFAS compounds. [8] [9] A 2016 study found unsafe [10] levels of fluorosurfactants in 194 out of 4,864 water supplies in 33 U.S. states. Covering two-thirds of drinking water supplies in the United States, the study ...

7. EPA sets strict new PFAS limits; Portsmouth confirms it must ...

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   Because PFAS can often be found together in mixtures, EPA is also setting a limit for any combination of four PFAS. This standard will reduce PFAS exposure in drinking water to the lowest levels ...