Read the full article by Zoë Read (WHYY News Climate Desk)
“About 18% of private wells in Pennsylvania are contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals, according to a new Pennsylvania State University study.
State and federal regulations restrict the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in public drinking water. However, private wells are not state or federally regulated, meaning homeowners are responsible for testing and treating their own water.
More than 1 million households in Pennsylvania rely on private wells.
‘PFAS is something that’s prevalent. It’s not something that is unique to private wells. It’s not unique to public water systems,’ said Faith Kibuye, a water resources extension specialist at Penn State. ‘It’s a global problem that I think researchers as a whole should come together to figure out how to support communities who may be impacted vastly.'” …