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Tag: perfluorinated chemicals

Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals
July 13, 2023

Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Photo: Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at...

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems
June 28, 2023

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in...

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products
May 5, 2023

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products

04 May (Beyond Pesticides, May 4, 2023) One of the most widely used insecticides in California, Intrepid 2F, contains harmful levels of...

Well water users warned, Air Force Academy finds toxic level of firefighting chemical
August 24, 2019

Well water users warned, Air Force Academy finds toxic level of firefighting chemical

Air Force Academy firefighters training a quarter century ago released a torrent of toxic perfluorinated chemicals that seeped into groundwater...

Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water
December 9, 2018

Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water

A small sea of fire retardant foam was unintentionally released in an aircraft hangar, temporarily covering a small portion of...

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