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U.S. tap water has a $47 billion forever chemicals problem
Dec 1, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding some “forever chemicals” to the list of toxins in drinking water that must be reported. That is going to require a lot of infrastructure investment.
“We are now in the process of establishing a drinking water standard for about six different PFAS,” Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Water, told CNBC. PFAS is an abbreviation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
The EPA is considering a rule that would require tap water utilities to report information about the levels of PFAS above four parts per trillion in drinking water. The rule has not been finalized.