{"id":2624,"date":"2019-01-04T21:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T21:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2019-01-04T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T21:36:57","slug":"pfas-water-contamination-rising-american-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/pfas-water-contamination-rising-american-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Isn’t the Only Water Contaminant Americans Need to Worry About"},"content":{"rendered":"

While a lot of the media attention these days is focused on the negative impact lead<\/em> is having on drinking water nationwide, it’s important to remember lead isn’t the only water contaminant posing a problem for Americans. While the lead problem is widespread<\/a> and the health problems it can cause<\/a> are severe, there are other dangerous contaminants threatening the water supply across states and communities. Chief among them is a set of man-made chemicals known as PFAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/em> recently published this article<\/a> calling attention to the growing PFAS contamination problem that most Americans aren’t even aware of\u2014telling the story of families in Parchment, Michigan, who have had their water affected by these harmful (and all-to-common) substances. The article reports that Parchment declared a state of emergency when it was discovered that the water supply had PFAS levels “in excess of 1,500 parts per trillion” (with the contamination suspected to have come from a paper mill that closed years ago).<\/p>\n

Here are some significant facts and stats about PFAS noted in the article…<\/p>\n