PFAS Explained | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct 3, 2024 · PFAS are found in water, air, fish, and soil at locations across the nation and the globe. Scientific studies have shown that exposure to some PFAS in the environment may be …
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show …
Water systems have until 2029 to comply with new, stringent levels of PFAS allowed in drinking water. The EPA has added 196 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI, in response to …
EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment to Advance Scientific …
4 days ago · These actions include finalizing the nation’s first drinking water standards for PFAS, holding polluters accountable to clean up PFAS across the country and declaring PFOA and …
In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge ...
4 days ago · The Biden administration has tackled PFAS contamination elsewhere, setting limits on PFAS in drinking water for the first time and designating two kinds of PFAS as hazardous …
Human Health Water Quality Criteria for PFAS | US EPA
3 days ago · The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is using its Clean Water Act authority to develop national recommended water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances …
Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
Jul 5, 2023 · At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new …
High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ mainly from drugs may be ...
Jan 6, 2025 · People are exposed to PFAS in many ways, but drinking water is an important one. Almost half the tap water in the US is contaminated, according to a 2023 study.
PFAS in US drinking water linked to increased cancer risk across ...
2 days ago · Drinking water is a significant source of PFAS exposure, with recent studies detecting PFAS in nearly half of U.S. water systems, particularly in urban areas and near …
PFAS in US Tapwater Interactive Dashboard | U.S. Geological Survey
May 23, 2023 · Drinking-water quality and potential exposures to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the point-of-use (tapwater) are a rising concern in the United States …
PFAS—“Forever Chemicals”—May Be the Biggest Water Problem …
Oct 22, 2024 · Treating PFAS in drinking water and the resulting waste. Public water systems have several technologies available to remove PFAS from drinking water. One process uses …