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Drinking water may have much more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA reports

The amount of “forever chemicals” in drinking water in the United States could be twice as high as levels reported in federal monitoring data, a new study has found.

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Spokane Spokesman-Review· Oct 23, 10:07 PMDrinking water may have much more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA reportsAlso ran in Anchorage Daily News

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