US EditionSmall Communities Left Behind as Advanced Water Treatment Proves Broader Benefits
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Small communities left behind as advanced water treatment proves broader benefits
As the US wrestles with how to deal with widespread PFAS pollution in drinking water supplies, most utilities are lacking advanced filtration systems that could protect public health from not just PFAS but an array of harmful contaminants, according to a new study. Small, rural communities are the least likely to have the advanced systems in place, the study notes. Among the contaminants that the advanced systems can reduce are the water disinfe…
Advanced systems to eliminate toxic "chemicals forever" known as PFAS from drinking water can offer far greater health benefits than previously thought. They also reduce the levels of other harmful contaminants, according to a new environmental working group study. [...]
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