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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in California Drinking Water

By Jordan Davidson / September 30, 2019

Toxic synthetic chemicals, known as “forever chemicals” for their extreme hardiness to resist degradation once they are released into the environment have been detected in 74 California water sources that deliver water to more than 7.5 million people, according to new research from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). These chemical per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), […]

Consumer Product Safety Testing Overlooks Cancer Risk From Exposure to Multiple Chemicals

By EcoWatch / June 5, 2018

110 Million Americans May Be Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water

By EcoWatch / May 22, 2018

Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Water at Scores of Military Bases, Neighboring Communities: DOD Discloses Locations for First Time

By EcoWatch / May 8, 2018

Study Suggests Teflon Phaseout Has Prevented Thousands of Low-Weight Births, Saved Billions in Health Care Costs

By EcoWatch / November 30, 2017

6 Million Americans in 33 States Are Drinking Toxic ‘Teflon Chemicals’ With Their Water

By EcoWatch / August 11, 2016

By Nika Knight At least 6 million Americans in 33 states are being exposed to unsafe levels of industrial perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) chemicals in their drinking water, found a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters. “For many years, chemicals with unknown toxicities were allowed to be used and released to […]