New PFAS guidelines – a water quality scientist explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water

Photo caption: PFAS can be found in hundreds of water systems in the U.S. Photo credit: d3sign / Moment via Getty Images. Article by Joe Charbonnet. The Conversation – March 16, 2023.

Harmful chemicals known as PFAS can be found in everything from children’s clothes to soil to drinking water, and regulating these chemicals has been a goal of public and environmental health researchers for years. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed what would be the first set of federal guidelines regulating levels of PFAS in drinking water. The guidelines will be […]

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