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Maryland invests in PFAS cleanup as communities face water concerns

MARYLAND, JUL 12 – Maryland’s $31 million plan will build three new treatment plants and upgrade facilities to reduce PFAS levels exceeding 70 parts per trillion in Hampstead’s drinking water.

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Maryland is working to deliver safer, cleaner drinking water by reducing a group of pervasive and persistent chemicals known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” which contaminate some of the state’s waterways. The state is investing millions of dollars in efforts to filter out these harmful substances — a tall order, especially after a recent national study found elevated PFAS levels in the Monocacy River in Frederick County. PFAS, which are resist…

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