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2. Who's to blame for PFAS in our drinking water? Here's what ...

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   MAP: Where water systems reported PFAS contamination. This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s PFAS testing records, as of July 11, 2024. It’s based on boundaries developed by ...

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

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   This resulted in a statewide sampling plan in 2013 and 2014 to determine the scope of PFAS contamination throughout the state, specifically around WAFB. As a result, several more contamination sites were found, including a nearby McDonald's store fire that was put out with AFFF firefighting foam. [41] [66] [67]

4. 3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater - Wikipedia

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   By the 1970s, 3M was aware of the environmental dangers of PFAs [citation needed] and began their "Pollution Prevention Pays", preventing over 2.5 million tons of waste from entering landfills. Since then, 3M has continued to use PFAs in a variety of products, with Scotchgard being the most well known and commercially lucrative. [4]

5. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [245] [246] [247] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [248] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [249]

6. Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food ...

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   After first learning in 2020 about possible PFAS contamination in fluorinated plastic pesticide containers, the EPA has developed new ways to detect PFAS at low levels in pesticide containers and ...

7. 70 million Americans drink water from systems reporting PFAS ...

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   The Shasta Groundwater Treatment Facility is the largest groundwater treatment facility in Sacramento, California. The facility can produce up to 4 million gallons of drinking water per day.

8. PFAS contamination in Stillwater's water has city racing to ...

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   A plume of PFAS chemicals has contaminated groundwater across the east metro thanks to four 3M dumpsites in Washington County where the company disposed of PFAS manufacturing waste from the 1950s ...

9. New study highlights PFAS pollution from Joint Base Cape Cod ...

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   Even very low levels of PFAS contamination have been linked to immune system deficiencies, increased risk of cancer, poor fetal development and reduced vaccine effectiveness, Hayes said.