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author:: Jen Christensen
full title:: Nearly Half of the Tap Water in the US Is Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Government Study Finds
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Highlights
- because the researchers weren’t able to test for all of these per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, chemicals that are considered dangerous t (View Highlight)
- PFAS are a family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals that linger in the environment and the human body. PFAS exposure is linked to problems like cancer, obesity, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, decreased fertility, liver damage and hormone suppression (View Highlight)
- There’s been almost no place scientists have looked where they have not found PFAS (View Highlight)