What's in your faucet can be a dangerous thing.If you're like an estimated 200 million Americans, every time you turn on the tap, a host of contaminants come out with the water.Among these are trace amounts of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Also known as forever chemicalsbecause that's pretty much how long they linger in the environmentexposure to these ubiquitous manufacturing chemicals have been linked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to potential health consequences including decreased fertility, hypertension in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers (especially kidney cancer), developmental delays in children, hormonal irregularities, elevated cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.
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