There are 12,000 types of PFAS, the USGS tested for 32 types across the country.
kitchen sinks across 716 locations. Researchers did this from 2016 to 2021. At 269 of the locations, the water was sourced from private wells, and 447 of the locations tested used public water.
Many of the positive tests showed that the water tested has several forms of PFAS, the median amount of the chemicals tested for a lot of the positive sites were two types of PFAS chemicals, according to the study. Two pervasiveSadly, this risk is not distributed equally among the nation—mostand factories are more likely to be located in or near cities, raising the risk of exposure for people who live there.
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