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More than 300,000 people across Minnesota have unsafe levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, in their water systems under new guidelines from the Environmental Protection Administration.
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has set enforceable drinking water standards for six PFAS. Water systems will be required to monitor for the chemicals and remove them if they're above the allowable levels.
Water systems with PFAS above the new standards will have five years to address the issue and remove the chemicals
Water systems with PFAS above the new standards will have five years to address the issue and remove the chemicals
Water systems with PFAS above the new standards will have five years to address the issue and remove the chemicals