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“Federal monitoring data has revealed where two extensively studied PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ have been found in drinking water across the U.S.
While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has previously confirmed that there is essentially no safe level of exposure to chemicals PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, latest data shows over 1,700 public water systems recorded at least one PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4 parts per trillion.
The map shows public water systems where EPA monitoring recorded PFOA or PFOS at or above 4 parts per trillion, the federal Maximum Contaminant Level established for each chemical in drinking water.
The findings come from the EPA’s Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR 5, which required certain public water systems to monitor for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. The final dataset was released in August.”…