PFAS Contamination in the U.S

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Post by lurtbancaster » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 9:58 AM UTC

PFAS Contamination in the U.S
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Post by artie_effim » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 10:55 AM UTC

OMG - look at NJ, that's what one gets after decades of 'waste management'.

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Post by the_only_law » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 10:57 AM UTC

I noticed that the drinking water is contaminated in a city near me that I believe happens to be the source for a bottled water company by the same name. I wonder if the source of the tap and the bottling is the same.

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Post by epeterson19 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 11:20 AM UTC

This doesn’t get nearly enough airtime. Among other things, also potentially driving obesity rates: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33223205/ There is no federal limit for pfas levels in water.

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Post by thowaway976351 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 11:20 AM UTC

epeterson19 wrote: post #4

This doesn’t get nearly enough airtime. Among other things, also potentially driving obesity rates: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33223205/ There is no federal limit for pfas levels in water.

toxins 100% driving obesity rates

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Post by mmcconnell1618 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 11:47 AM UTC

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver's October 3rd, 2021 episode covers this in some detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W74aeuqsiU

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Post by manderley » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 11:51 AM UTC

the_only_law wrote: post #3

I noticed that the drinking water is contaminated in a city near me that I believe happens to be the source for a bottled water company by the same name. I wonder if the source of the tap and the bottling is the same.

Oh, that city? Or was it the other one, in that one state?

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Post by yosito » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 11:55 AM UTC

Honestly I expected this to be a more dense map, considering all the fearmongering I hear these days. It's always good to see accurate sources of data to check my reality.

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Post by refurb » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 12:03 PM UTC

epeterson19 wrote: post #4

This doesn’t get nearly enough airtime. Among other things, also potentially driving obesity rates: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33223205/ There is no federal limit for pfas levels in water.

Could those confidence intervals overlap more? Jesus.

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Post by forgotmypw17 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 12:07 PM UTC

yosito wrote: post #8

Honestly I expected this to be a more dense map, considering all the fearmongering I hear these days. It's always good to see accurate sources of data to check my reality.

What is fearmongering, that teflon is proven to leach into food and disrupt body signaling in yet poorly understood ways? :D