Forty-six million Americans are drinking "forever chemicals" in their tap water, report finds
Forty-six million Americans are drinking "forever chemicals" in their tap water, report finds
PFAS, or "forever chemicals," appear in thousands of commonly used household products — and millions drink them
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Honestly surprised it isn't 100% of Americans with how much Teflon there is out there
49 0 ReplyOh you're getting pfas chems, just not from the water
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Just give them Brawndo
35 0 ReplyIt has electrolytes! It's what plants crave!
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Here's a map showing where the contamination is at its worst ... and it's terrifying.
Fort Worth has 7 contaminants and is 760% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Phoenix has 2 contaminants and is 433% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Vancouver, WA has 7 contaminants and is 352% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Wilmington, DE has 7 contaminants and is 693% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Edit to add ...
Augusta has 6 contaminants and is 1606% over EPA minimum levels.
35 0 ReplyWoodbury, MN has a couple sections around that and another section at over 5800%. And I believe that's over the proposed limits, not over minimum reporting levels.
4 0 ReplyGreat! Glad I grew up there!
4 0 ReplyI went by the explanation on the map.
This map shows water systems included in the EPA's records, as of Nov. 9. It’s based on boundaries developed by SimpleLab, a water-testing company. Click on a system to see the number of pollutants detected at or above the EPA's minimum reporting levels and by what percent they exceeded those limits.
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Damn. Another reason I’m glad to have gotten out of Vancouver.
3 0 ReplyHahaha Broken Arrow Oklahoma the city who thinks that only the rich should be allowed to live 50% containment. Coweta is fucked.
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One of my best investments has been a multi-stage RO system.
22 0 ReplyDo you know of a good brand for RO filtration? With the way our infrastructure is crumbling I would enjoy the extra peace of mind if clean water.
10 0 ReplyI know you're probably asking about whole home solutions, but for pitchers, Zero Water is a good brand specifically for PFAS.
12 0 Replyhttps://www.uswatersystems.com/ is who I went with.
If you're willing to spend $$$ and want professional installation, https://www.kinetico.com/ might be worth a look as well.
4 0 Replyhttps://www.water-right.com/products/eclipse-ro/
This has been great for me
2 0 ReplyI got a countertop one on amazon called bluevua, it has a reading for the water quality in and out, im pretty happy with it
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That's cool I didn't want to live long anyways.
21 0 Replyarent forever chemicals the leading cause of immortality? /s
7 0 ReplyImmortality for the cancer cells
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Well that’s just swell. Are any of these ever found in bottled water?
15 0 ReplyA lot of bottled water is just municipal tap water with a fancy logo, so probably.
57 0 Replynot to mention additional chemical leeching from the plastic bottles.
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That's cool. Where can I get some if this Fountain of Youth elixir?? /s
13 0 ReplyYou will live forever!
Great, so I wont age either?
Oh heavens yes, in fact you'll age faster!
7 0 ReplyPazuzu!!
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That's okay, I hear cancer's really fun! Personally, I'm excited!
5 0 ReplyIs water itself not a forever chemical? 🤔
5 0 ReplyIt is not. It is pretty easy to break water down into hydrogen and oxygen.
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Time to drill your own well, eh?
4 0 ReplyPFAS also dissolve easily in water, and a 2023 report from the US Geological Survey revealed that PFAS have been found in 45% of drinking water in the US, including private wells and public water supplies.
21 0 ReplyAt this point pfas is everywhere. It's in the ground water, it's in our riverways, it has even been detected in the snow pack on Everest. Your best bet for minimizing it is probably treating your water before use.
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