More than 70million Americans live in homes with PFAS-contaminated water
PFAS have been linked to cancers, fertility complications, hormone disruption and liver damage
Biden today announced a crackdown on forever chemicals in American drinking water that will force utility companies and local governments to strip the toxins from tap supplies.
More than 70million Americans live in homes with water contaminated by the substances and the government estimates half of the country’s water sources contains high levels of them.
Campaigners have been calling for the substances to be removed from water because a growing body of research links them to cancers, infertility and a host of other health conditions – including autism.
First-ever PFAS ‘forever chemical’ limits on drinking water enacted by EPA #TargetedTherapy #IF "Therapy" #CancerFighter #CancerPrevention #CancerResearch #FightAgainstCancer [Video] Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency imposed… https://t.co/UCZ6iWdjES
— Jennifer Miller (@JenniferMNHI) April 10, 2024
h/t Coastie Patriot
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