Read the full article by Issam Ahmed (Phys.org)

“Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.

Instead, it may be poisoning them.

Tests show their spring water is laced with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ at levels tens of thousands of times above federal safety guidelines, likely from nearby carpet factories.

‘It scares us,’ said Sasha, a 38-year-old dispatcher whose husband drives long hauls across the country. She’s worried about their five children, two-year-old granddaughter, and a grandson due in October.” …