Now, the USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on drinking water from groundwater supplies containing detectable levels of these PFAS.

The USGS study suggests that PFAS may be more widespread that many of us had thought the EGLE map suggests Michigan isn't immune while more and more of our communities deal with or discover that ...

In July, the U.S. Geological Survey released a study estimating that at least 45% of the nation’s tap water has one or more types of PFAS. Scientists collected residential tap water samples from ...

To make the data as accessible as possible, the USGS also released an interactive map, which shows the probability of PFA contamination in the local supply of groundwater.Anyone checking out the ...

MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than 20% of people in the continental United States might have drinking water contaminated with “forever chemicals,” a new study suggests.

Many people in the U.S. may be drinking water with "forever chemicals" in it, according to a U.S Geological Survey study These chemicals are called PFAS, and they can be harmful to human health ...

image: USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. view more . Credit: U.S. Geological Survey ...

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 ...

Of the New Yorkers that source their drinking water from public groundwater supply, 74 to 94 percent are predicted to have concentrations of PFAS in their water, the USGS study found.

Now, the USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on drinking water from groundwater supplies containing detectable levels of these PFAS.

The USGS study suggests that PFAS may be more widespread that many of us had thought the EGLE map suggests Michigan isn't immune while more and more of our communities deal with or discover ...