The Doom and Gloom of PFAS

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Is it realistic to try and live a PFAS free life? And if we can't, is there a reason to despair? You cannot avoid them in the world we live in altogether. But don't despair because you can cut your exposure way, way, way down by just going for the big ticket items.

The chemical manufacturer 3M will pay $10 billion to settle claims it contaminated drinking water with “forever chemicals.” Good thing we already spoke with Barbara Moran, WBUR’s climate and environmental correspondent, who explained these non-stick chemicals that stick around forever.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Haleema Shah, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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