Apr 16, 2024
EPA Sets First Federal Limits on Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
Smithsonian
Research has linked PFAS exposure to cancer, heart and liver problems, and immune and developmental damage in children, per the EPA. “It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” Scott Belcher, who studies PFAS toxicity at North Carolina State University, tells the AP. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.”