Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water at Trident Laboratories in Holland, Mich., on June 18, 2018. Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP
In what is billed as a move to safeguard public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first-ever national limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water.
The new standards are the first legally enforceable drinking water guidelines aimed at reducing exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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