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

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   Miami-Dade County, for example, in its 2023 water quality report, voluntarily chose to test for two types of PFAS — Perfluorooctane sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic acid — chemicals used to ...

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

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   The EPA, which regulates public drinking water, advises a safety level of below 70 parts per trillion for the two most-studied PFAS chemicals. This is considered voluntary guidance. This is ...

4. Salisbury found to exceed safe 'forever chemicals' levels in ...

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   The city of Salisbury, which serves an estimated 30,343 residents, was found to exceed safe PFAS levels by 400% in three tests in 20 which were completed. The results found two pollutants in the ...

5. 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 ...

6. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid - Wikipedia

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   Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is a chemical compound having an eight-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, and thus it is a perfluorosulfonic acid and a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).

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. Here Are All The Chemical-Free Sparkling Water Brands - AOL

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   San Pellegrino's sparkling water is solidly in the safe zone when it comes to PFAS levels at .31 ppt ("safe" PFAS levels are seen as being below 1 ppt). If you've yet to try their Essenza cans ...

9. Massachusetts warns consumers of elevated PFAS levels in ...

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   According to the DPH, test results found and confirmed that the samples taken from their Easton facility exceeded the Massachusetts drinking water standard for PFAS, which has been shown to cause ...