Forever chemicals are in your drinking water: Here’s how worried to be—and what to do about it
It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking in there. That’s because research has increasingly revealed that heavy metals, radioactive substances, and harmful PFAS (“forever chemicals”) are present in our water systems. … The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that roughly 60% of the U.S. population—about 200 million people—are served by water systems that have the chemicals PFOA or PFOS in their drinking water at a concentration of 1 part per trillion or higher, which is the maximum limit for PFAS in drinking water endorsed by the EWG. Knowing there are chemicals in your water is one thing—but should you be worried? And is there anything you can do to reduce your exposure? Here’s everything you need to know, according to experts who spoke with Fortune.
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