Drinking water in communities of color is more likely to be contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ research finds

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“PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread and more likely to be found in public water systems serving low-income communities and communities of color in New Jersey, according to new research from Northeastern University.

‘This really comes out of a long tradition of environmental justice research that talks about the overburdened nature for people of color and of low income,’ says Phil Brown, university distinguished professor of sociology and health sciences and the director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern.

The findings were published Wednesday in the latest issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.” …