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“A new study revealed there could be tens of thousands more groundwater sources contaminated with high concentrations of carcinogenic chemicals than previously found.
The researchers at the PFAS Project Lab predict there are 79,891 additional groundwater sites—up from the 57,412 sites initially reported—likely to have levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as forever chemicals) higher than the Environment Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant level.
More than 40 percent of America’s population rely on groundwater for their drinking water supply, according to the National Groundwater Association. It is also used by the bottled water industry—in 2001, the industry used as much as 5.34 billion gallons of groundwater.” …