{"id":248586,"date":"2024-04-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/epa-finalizes-the-nations-first-pfas-limits-in-drinking-water\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:28:13","slug":"epa-finalizes-the-nations-first-pfas-limits-in-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/epa-finalizes-the-nations-first-pfas-limits-in-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA finalizes the nation&#8217;s first PFAS limits in drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n      <iframe style=\"margin: 0 auto 20px; width: 100%; height: 100px; border: none; display: none\" data-project-id=\"Yual8er4aaQbafhcldNK\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" allowtransparency=\"\" allow=\"clipboard-read; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"ad-auris-iframe\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">Some 70 years after they entered widespread chemical use, the federal government is finally regulating the so-called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d found in everything from nonstick cookware to menstrual products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the nation\u2019s first drinking water standards for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips4\">PFAS<\/span>. These long-lasting synthetic chemicals don\u2019t break down naturally in the environment and have been linked to cancer, heart and liver problems, developmental damage, and other health issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">Under the new rule, drinking water concentrations of two of the most thoroughly studied and prevalent of these substances \u2014\u00a0PFOA and PFOS \u2014 will be capped at the lowest limit that the EPA believes is technologically possible, about 4 parts per trillion, reflecting scientists\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/accountability\/epa-finalizes-the-nations-first-pfas-limits-in-drinking-water\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read full article originally published on grist.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 70 years after they entered widespread chemical use, the federal government is finally regulating the so-called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d found in everything from nonstick cookware to menstrual products. 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