Pennsylvania schools with on-site wells have been mandated to test drinking water for PFAS for the first time. Over 30 schools in PA have been found to have high levels of PFAS. The EPA's regulations aim to reduce PFAS in drinking water, but further measures are needed to manage the release of these chemicals into water and waste.
EPA Releases Updated Guidance on Destroying and Disposing PFAS https://t.co/SJVveB8uG7
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This seems concerning. โThey want us to shut our water off. โ They want us to turn our wells off.โ https://t.co/T1xyr8fhoL
The EPAโs caps on PFAS will decrease the amount of the chemicals that many people drink, but regulations on their release into water and the management of wastes with them are still needed, parents, firefighters and farmers say. https://t.co/lqaDPDqbsY
The EPA's caps on PFAS in drinking water will decrease the amount of the chemicals that many people drink, but regulations on the release of the substances into water and management of wastes are still needed. https://t.co/0xbn6H1hvn
The EPAโs caps on PFAS in drinking water will decrease the amount of the chemicals that many people drink, but regulations on the release of the substances into water and management of wastes with them are still needed. https://t.co/XufhzxoIa6
":For the first time, Pa. schools with on-site wells have been required to test drinking water for PFAS. Some rely on private wells because they are far away from public water." Over 30 Pa. schools' drinking water have high levels of โforeverโ chemicals https://t.co/nrmfTVjDpW