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Honestly surprised it isn't 100% of Americans with how much Teflon there is out there
Oh you're getting pfas chems, just not from the water
Here's a map showing where the contamination is at its worst ... and it's terrifying.
Fort Worth has 7 contaminants and is 760% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Phoenix has 2 contaminants and is 433% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Vancouver, WA has 7 contaminants and is 352% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Wilmington, DE has 7 contaminants and is 693% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Edit to add ...
Augusta has 6 contaminants and is 1606% over EPA minimum levels.
Woodbury, MN has a couple sections around that and another section at over 5800%. And I believe that's over the proposed limits, not over minimum reporting levels.
Great! Glad I grew up there!
I went by the explanation on the map.
This map shows water systems included in the EPA's records, as of Nov. 9. It’s based on boundaries developed by SimpleLab, a water-testing company. Click on a system to see the number of pollutants detected at or above the EPA's minimum reporting levels and by what percent they exceeded those limits.
Oh ok, I was going by the legend text and assumed incorrectly about what "limit" meant. Though I'm not sure there is a maximum or if anything over the minimum reporting limit is unsafe.
I believe "minimum reporting levels" is just the level at which everything must be reported by the state to the EPA (so below the minimum level would not need to be reported).
Damn. Another reason I’m glad to have gotten out of Vancouver.
Hahaha Broken Arrow Oklahoma the city who thinks that only the rich should be allowed to live 50% containment. Coweta is fucked.
Just give them Brawndo
One of my best investments has been a multi-stage RO system.
Do you know of a good brand for RO filtration? With the way our infrastructure is crumbling I would enjoy the extra peace of mind if clean water.
I know you're probably asking about whole home solutions, but for pitchers, Zero Water is a good brand specifically for PFAS.
We just replaced ours with an RO system because we got tired of changing the filters every 2-3 weeks on ours, and that it smelled like fish tank when the filter was bad.
https://www.uswatersystems.com/ is who I went with.
If you're willing to spend $$$ and want professional installation, https://www.kinetico.com/ might be worth a look as well.
That's cool I didn't want to live long anyways.
arent forever chemicals the leading cause of immortality? /s
Immortality for the cancer cells
Well that’s just swell. Are any of these ever found in bottled water?
A lot of bottled water is just municipal tap water with a fancy logo, so probably.
not to mention additional chemical leeching from the plastic bottles.
Ever notice that plastic taste in bottled water? There's a reason it tastes like plastic.
Oh well. Gonna have to die some way.
I guess we all just prefer living in older times where you’re lucky if you live to 40.
Most people lived longer into their life if they survived past childhood. Their quality of life wasn't as potentially as good in that age, obviously.
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That's cool. Where can I get some if this Fountain of Youth elixir?? /s
You will live forever!
Great, so I wont age either?
Oh heavens yes, in fact you'll age faster!
Pazuzu!!
That's okay, I hear cancer's really fun! Personally, I'm excited!
Time to drill your own well, eh?
PFAS also dissolve easily in water, and a 2023 report from the US Geological Survey revealed that PFAS have been found in 45% of drinking water in the US, including private wells and public water supplies.
At this point pfas is everywhere. It's in the ground water, it's in our riverways, it has even been detected in the snow pack on Everest. Your best bet for minimizing it is probably treating your water before use.
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