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Up to 3.2M in Michigan may be getting water from PFAS-tainted aquifers

Photo credit: Naumoid / iStock - A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found up to 95 million U.S. residents get their water from aquifers containing detectible amounts of PFAS.

Read the full article by Kristian Moravec (Bridge Michigan)

“Up to 3.2 million Michiganders may get their drinking water from PFAS-tainted aquifers, according to a landmark national study on ‘forever chemicals’ in America’s well water.

That’s among the highest rates in the nation, attributable both to the heavy presence of polluting industries in Michigan and the fact Michiganders are more likely than most to get their water from private wells.

Still, even a state PFAS activist with firsthand experience of the devastation PFAS has caused in Michigan said she was shocked by the number.”…

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