Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show …
WEBUpdate: August 9, 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency has released the fifth round of public water system quarterly testing data for the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, as required by its Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or …
EWG updates PFAS map: Toxic 'forever chemicals' contaminate …
WEBAug 21, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Working Group updated its interactive PFAS map of sites contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to show 3,186 locations in 50 states, the District of Columbia and two territories. There are 328 newly confirmed locations with detections of PFAS.
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show …
WEBThe known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate.
US Map Reveals Hot Spots of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
WEBApr 15, 2024 · The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has identified these "forever chemicals" as potential causes of health problems like increased cholesterol and blood pressure,...
PFAS forever chemicals topped new EPA limits. Is yours on our map?
WEBApr 12, 2024 · USA TODAY found 608 systems across the country that have measured PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at or above the newly established limits since last year. Together, they serve...
Map Shows Where PFAS Contaminate Fish in US Lakes, Streams
WEBJul 14, 2023 · Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or forever chemicals, are in waterways across the US, scientists warn, making it risky to eat some fish.
Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
WEBJul 5, 2023 · At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up …
WEBApr 19, 2024 · “President Biden understands the threat that “forever chemicals” pose to the health of families across the country. That’s why EPA launched its PFAS Strategic Roadmap , a whole-of-agency approach to protecting public health and addressing the harm to communities overburdened by PFAS pollution,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. …
Drinking Water Map Reveals PFAS Contamination in Every US State
WEBMay 28, 2024 · A map created by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) charts all the locations in which dangerous levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been found in public drinking water systems across the United States — revealing just how widespread the issue is.
The EPA Finally Plans to Regulate Toxic, Widespread 'Forever Chemicals'
WEBDec 1, 2021 · In October, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new road map for regulating these toxic chemicals, the first federal attempt to reduce PFAS through enforceable limits.