US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates

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Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 am106 ptsTrending
Common ways of reporting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the man-made, so-called forever chemicals that pose environmental and health threats—could underestimate the concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water by as much as half, according to a study being published Oct. 23 in Cell…

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