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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants

  • Written by Kathryn Crawford, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminantsScientists test drinking water for PFAS at an EPA lab in Cincinnati.AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel

The more scientists learn about the health risks of PFAS, found in everything from nonstick cookware to carpets to ski wax, the more concerning these “forever chemicals” become.

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