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@spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the first-ever national legally enforceable drinking water standard for PFAS

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the first-ever national legally enforceable drinking water standard for PFAS

www.whitehouse.gov

@spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water | The White House
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EPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Address PFAS in Drinking Water, Delivers an Additional $1 Billion through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Combat PFAS Pollution President Biden believes every community has the right to clean, safe drinking water, free of pollutants that harm people’s health and wellbeing. That is why the President launched…
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    Yay! I’m a big advocate of ‘point of use filtration’, for drinking water, shower/bath water, and don’t forget for your garden/ landscaping, too.

    Here’s some more linx if you’re interested:

    The Omnipresence of PFAS—and What We Can Do About Them https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/what-to-know-about-pfas

    Population-Wide Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Drinking Water in the United States https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00713

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in United States tapwater: Comparison of underserved private-well and public-supply exposures and associated health implications https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023003069?via%3Dihub

    FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/10/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-critical-action-to-protect-communities-from-pfas-pollution-in-drinking-water/

    PFAS Explained https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained

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