‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. 5 ways to reduce your exposure
“Forever chemicals” are everywhere — in our drinking water, in our food and in products like nonstick frying pans, raincoats and even some types of floss. … If your community has water contaminated by PFAS chemicals, drinking water could be your main source of exposure. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, they’re in nearly half of the nation’s tap water. Many cities and towns have already tested public water for these chemicals, so a good first step is to check with your water utility to see if they have published those results. To do that, you can call your utility’s customer service line or look online to see if they’ve published PFAS data in water quality reports. … Once you figure out the levels of PFAS chemicals in your water, you can compare them to the EPA’s regulations.
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