MINNEAPOLIS -- A new report says nearly half the tap water in the U.S. tested positive for PFAS. Those "forever chemicals" are known to cause health problems, even cancer. A recent study by the U.S.

Earlier this month, the headline “New Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water from 45% of Faucets Across US” led many news reports. That's after 32 individual PFAS were tested and found ...

July 6 (UPI) --At least 45% of U.S. tap water has PFAS chemical contamination, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS study checked for 32 types of PFAS "forever chemicals." ...

Forever chemicals, also known as polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, have been detected in recent years in drinking water in the Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan and Wichita areas, according to a study ...

A new study by the United States Geological Survey found that toxic "forever chemicals" were found in 45% of drinking water samples tested by the agency. These chemicals, which earned the "forever" ...

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are far more widespread through the country’s drinking water systems than previously known, according to new Environmental Protection Agency data released Thursday. A USA ...

The Rio Grande near Albuquerque contains so-called “forever chemicals,” as do groundwater and surface water throughout the state, the U.S. Geological Survey announced Wednesday. The announcement came ...

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Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states -- more than 20% of the country's population -- may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...