Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states – more than 20% of the country’s population – may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, for their drinking water supplies, U.S Geological Survey study finds
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EurekAlert!
Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies
PEMBROKE, N.H. — Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states – more than 20% of the country’s population – may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also…
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Marine mammals who live far below the ocean’s surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales 🐋 and dolphins 🐬 showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination.
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University of Wollongong Australia
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales
Groundbreaking research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean’s surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination.
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Babies of pregnant women who drank well water that had flowed beneath a PFAS-contaminated site had 191% higher first-year infant mortality 📉 than babies born to women who drank water from wells upstream of PFAS sites, in study based on 10 years of births in NH 🍼.
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The Conversation
PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds
An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.
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The global seafood trade has become a delivery system for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 🦐🌊, industrial pollutants that persist for decades. Acting as a planetary conveyor belt 🌍, it redistributes these contaminants from polluted waters to consumers thousands of miles away.
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Science
Risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure through marine fish consumption
Global food trade expansion has enriched diets worldwide but also heightened concerns about contaminant spread. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can persist in the environment for decades, yet their risks through food trade remain unclear. The ...
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