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appalachiablue

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2. Yes, a real nightmare that as the CDC said will take decades to tackle.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 02:26 AM

Jan 2020

PFAS are in everything; thanks for adding the info., esp. about Calif.

I just posted more info. and a good video to the OP above, also an excellent article from Earth Justice. The people in the video talking about their happy childhood growing up in Warminster, PA (Bucks Co.) near military bases and then coming down with illness in their family years later is very moving.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warminster_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania

"According to one senior CDC official, the presence and concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water presents “one of the most seminal public health challenges for the next decades.”...(Earth Justice)

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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Contaminate Tap Water In 44 Places; NY, DC, Phila, Chi, Atl, Mia, Nola: *NEW [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2020 OP

EPA is still trying to resolve the numbers. In California, the Dept. of Drinking Water is . . . Journeyman Jan 2020 #1

Yes, a real nightmare that as the CDC said will take decades to tackle. appalachiablue Jan 2020 #2