Revealed: more than 120,000 US sites feared to handle harmful PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported. More:
Revealed: more than 120,000 US sites feared to handle harmful PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals – The Guardian
PFAS Explained – US EPA
PFAS in Landfills – Sampling and Analysis
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sampling and analysis report – Golder
PFAS use in Hydraulic Fracking
Physicians Group Uncovers Evidence that ‘Forever Chemicals’ (PFAS) Have Been Used Extensively in Fracking Unbeknownst to Public – PSR
Fracking with “forever chemicals” (Report) – PSR
Industrial Discharges
Twelvefold increase in suspected industrial dischargers of ‘forever chemicals’ – EWG
PFAS in Drinking Water
Study: More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water – EWG
PFAS Contamination Crisis- New Data Show 2,854 Sites in 50 States (Interactive map) – EWGThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported. More:
Revealed: more than 120,000 US sites feared to handle harmful PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals – The Guardian
PFAS Explained – US EPA
PFAS in Landfills – Sampling and Analysis
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sampling and analysis report – Golder
PFAS use in Hydraulic Fracking
Physicians Group Uncovers Evidence that ‘Forever Chemicals’ (PFAS) Have Been Used Extensively in Fracking Unbeknownst to Public – PSR
Fracking with “forever chemicals” (Report) – PSR
Industrial Discharges
Twelvefold increase in suspected industrial dischargers of ‘forever chemicals’ – EWG
PFAS in Drinking Water
Study: More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water – EWG
PFAS Contamination Crisis- New Data Show 2,854 Sites in 50 States (Interactive map) – EWG
