Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water
California has taken a major step toward regulating dangerous "forever chemicals" in drinking water by proposing new health limits for two of the most pervasive contaminants. State environmental health officials recommended goals of one part per trillion and less -- a minuscule amount 70 times smaller than the federal government's non-binding guideline for drinking water nationwide. Called "forever chemicals" because they persist in the environment, the contaminants are ubiquitous. Traces of two -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) -- are in the well water of ...
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