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PFAS are a family of approximately 9,000 human-made chemicals that are effective at repelling grease, water, and stains, as well as combating certain types of fires. PFAS are in cookware, food packaging, stain resistant carpets and clothing, some cosmetics, outdoor gear, and even dental floss. You may know them as Teflon®, or Scotchguard®.

Virtually all Americans have them in their bodies, and they’ve been detected in 455 State of California drinking water sources thus far. 

Early PFAS chemicals, known as PFOS and PFOA, are linked to cancer, high cholesterol, birth defects, suppression of vaccines, and other serious health effects. While these two chemicals are being phased out, they remain in water supplies, soil, food, and air.

FLASH NEWS:  EPA Limits PFAS
The US Environmental Protection Agency released rules yesterday requiring public water utilities to remove six common “forever chemicals” from the water supply within five years. The mandate is the first nationwide regulation of the ubiquitous substances found in dental floss, athletic clothing, food wrappers, and more. . .
The EPA will distribute $1B to the estimated 10% of the nation’s 66,000 utilities likely to be required to act on the regulations. PFAS polluters have paid billions to settle lawsuits in recent years, including 3M’s $10B payout in June.

According to independent scientists, newer versions of PFAS are toxic and equally persistent in the environment. Because PFAS chemicals are virtually indestructible, even if we stopped using all of them tomorrow, we would still have an on-going problem.

Because it is difficult to completely avoid exposure to PFAS, Clean Water Action is working to stop the use of these toxic chemicals. In the meantime, here are some simple things that you can do to limit your exposure:

~  10 things you can do about toxic pfas chemicals ~

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