WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water are more dangerous than previously thought and pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected. The two compounds, known as PFOA and PFOS, ...
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The primary source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people on Cape Cod has elevated levels of toxic chemicals, according to a new study. Scientists at Harvard University found that several watersheds on the upper Cape around Mashpee had 40 times more PFAS — known as “...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S.
But Andrews used negative language to describe the chemicals. “Everyone’s really exposed to a toxic soup of these PFAS chemicals,” he said. The United States Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has known since at least...
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
4. True or false?The Royal Society of Chemistry wants to reduce by ten times the levels of PFAS that's deemed acceptable in drinking water. 答案 1. Why are forever chemicals used in a wide range of products? 'Forever chemicals' are used in a wide range of products because of their wat...
Almost half of America’s tap water contains “forever chemicals” that could pose a danger to humans, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)has found. The federal agency estimates that “at least 45%” of water coming from kitchen sinks nationwide is contaminated with one or...
This week, the Air Forceclaimedit has no legal obligation to comply with anorderfrom the Environmental Protection Agency in May to abate the threat of “forever chemicals” to the drinking water of Tucson, Arizona. The EPA order required the Air Force to create a system designed ...