PFAS chemicals, known as forever chemicals, are per and poly floral alkyl substances with long persistence in the environment. Used in consumer products like makeup, carpet, non-stick cookware, and food packaging, these chemicals are now being regulated by the EPA in drinking water for the first time, impacting millions of people.
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun for the first time to regulate a class of synthetic chemicals known as “forever chemicals” in America’s drinking water.
Kim Tingley, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains how these chemicals, which have been linked to liver disease and other serious health problems, came to be in the water supply — and in many more places.
Guest: Kim Tingley, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine.
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