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Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFAS

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFASA new federal regulation will set national limits on two 'forever chemicals' widely found in drinking water.Thanasis Zovoilis/moment via Getty Images

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These chemicals are...

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