I’m in Lahti, Finland, where my wife is competing in Ironman 70.3 Worlds. It seems that drinking water stories follow me everywhere. This was in her gear bag, and I couldn’t resist sharing it.
It’s great that instead of selling bottled water, they have the local municipally owned water company promote refilling bottles with tap water. Continue reading Water video!
The September Quarterly Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 21st at 5:00 pm. Details to follow. Continue reading Save the Date!
PFOA and PFOS are two of the most widely studied PFAS. One or each of these two PFAS was measuredat or above EPA’s minimum reporting level (MRL), and therefore above EPA’s Health Advisory (HA)levels, in the first sampling event for … Continue reading The Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5)Data Summary: July 2023
Water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are polluted Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ | PFAS | The Guardian Continue reading Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
“Polluter pays” debate heats up over toxic PFAS chemical cleanup plan – The New Lede As US regulators work to tackle the toxic threat posed by a class of widely used chemicals known as PFAS, debate is heating up over who could – and should – get hit with the cleanup costs. Over the last several weeks, federal officials have received an onslaught of conflicting calls for action regarding a proposal to designate certain types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under the nation’s so-called “Superfund” law. The designation would provide a pathway for the remediation of dangerously contaminated … Continue reading “Polluter pays” debate heats up over toxic PFAS chemical cleanup plan
CORRECTION – the date of the September meeting is Thursday, September 21st, not 15th as originally published in the newsletter. Continue reading Water on Whidbey August 2023
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in United States tapwater: Comparison of underserved private-well and public-supply exposures and associated health implications | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov) Continue reading Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in United States tapwater: Comparison of underserved private-well and public-supply exposures and associated health implications
A quarter of rural water systems likely contain ‘forever chemicals’ — High Country News – Know the West (hcn.org) Continue reading A quarter of rural water systems likely contain ‘forever chemicals’
Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov) At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. There are more than 12,000 types of PFAS, not all of which can be detected with current tests; the USGS study tested for the presence of 32 types. Continue reading Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US