Nearly half of tap water Americans drink is tainted with PFAS 'forever chemicals'

Medical Xpress / HealthDay / Environment International ^ | July 6, 2023 | Cara Murez / Kelly L. Smalling et al

[ConservativeMind]

"Forever chemicals" are widespread in the environment, and new research finds they can be detected in about 45% of U.S. tap water samples.

The chemicals are per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, and their spread through drinking water—both tap and well—may be even higher because researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were unable to test for all of them, CNN reported.

These synthetic substances have been linked to a variety of health issues, including cancer, liver damage, hormone suppression, decreased fertility, obesity, high cholesterol and thyroid disease.

To gauge the impact on drinking water, a team used water samples collected between 2016 and 2021 from 269 private wells and 447 public sources.

Their models suggest 45% of U.S. drinking water samples have at least one PFAS chemical. Lab tests developed by the USGS can also test for 32 compounds out of the 12,000 that exist.

"I don't think people should be afraid, but they should be aware and [arm] themselves with knowledge so that they can get information that will help them to make decisions," DeWitt said.

People can use a carbon filter on their drinking water. It will need to be changed regularly. Costly reverse osmosis filtering systems can also help, CNN reported.

Researchers found most contamination was from water sources near urban areas where PFAS chemicals were used or where waste was collected.

The Great Plains, the Great Lakes, the Eastern Seaboard and Central/Southern California had the highest PFAS concentrations in their water.

These chemicals are dangerous even at much lower levels than scientists previously knew, the EPA said in June 2022.

They are used in hundreds of household items, including carpets, clothing, dental floss, vehicles and food packaging for the purpose of stain resistance and keeping things from sticking. They can be found in foods.

[ConservativeMind]

These molecules are believed to disrupt cellular processes and can’t be broken down, to any reasonable extent.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Dr. Sivana]

Does Reverse Osmosis get rid of this stuff?

[Fai Mao]

It would appear they occur naturally

[Repeal The 17th]

OMG!
We’re all going to die!
(eventually)

[eyeamok]

My 3 houses are all on well water, should I care?

[Dr. Sivana]

It would appear they occur naturally

Arsenic does, but not pee from birth control pills. Does Reverse Osmosis get rid of thaty stuff regardless of whether it occurs naturally or not?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

In the morning half the air I breath around the kitchen table is contaminated with farts.

[dfwgator]

[ConservativeMind]

Yes.

[ConservativeMind]

That, and the likely carbon prefilter it has, generally takes care of it.

[Paladin2]

How much tap water is contaminated with the CCP Spike Protein?

[EvilCapitalist]

Lol!

[wjcsux]

This is appearing to be something that the “elite’s” are trying to use to scare the sheeple again. I would imagine that a filter using activated charcoal would probably filter most of them out.
If the government is sounding the alarm, I would be very skeptical.

[ConservativeMind]

The thing I just posted says your charcoal filter helps.

[Sacajaweau]

and every day...it's the same thing....drink water...drink water...drink water.

AND eat vegies....which are full of water...

[Sacajaweau]

water treatment plants in our area have filters

[DoodleBob]

[entropy12]

I am counting on death, but not in any hurry.

[LeoTDB69]

Scary stuff. This is why we signed that petition to ban dihydrogen oxide.