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Coverage dated October 23, 2026 to October 24, 2026

Drinking water may have much more ‘forever chemicals’ than the EPA reports

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A new study digs into federal PFAS data and finds that the level of these hazardous chemicals could be twice as high as reported.

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  1. Phys

    US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates (opens Phys)

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    Common ways of reporting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the man-made, so-called forever chemicals that pose environmental and health threats—could underestimate the concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water by as much as half, according to a study being published Oct.

  2. Gizmodo

    Forever Chemical Levels in US Drinking Water May Be More Than Twice as High as Reported (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Only counting PFAS levels above minimum reporting thresholds could be creating a significant knowledge gap.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Drinking water may have much more ‘forever chemicals’ than the EPA reports (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A new study digs into federal PFAS data and finds that the level of these hazardous chemicals could be twice as high as reported.

  4. Truthout

    New Study Finds EPA May Be Vastly Underreporting PFAS Levels in Drinking Water (opens Truthout)

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    The researchers found the Environmental Protection Agency's minimum reporting levels masked widespread contamination.

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