Here are the chances your water supply is contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’

Grist
By Lyric AquinoJul 7, 2023, 10:30 am186 pts
Nearly half of the United States’ water supply is contaminated with “forever chemicals” — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as PFAS. That’s according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey. Between 2016 and 2021, federal scientists tested tap water from public supply sites and…

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