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M to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Forty-six million Americans are drinking "forever chemicals" in their tap water, report finds

www.salon.com

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Forty-six million Americans are drinking "forever chemicals" in their tap water, report finds

www.salon.com

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M to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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PFAS, or "forever chemicals," appear in thousands of commonly used household products — and millions drink them
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    Honestly surprised it isn’t 100% of Americans with how much Teflon there is out there

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      Oh you’re getting pfas chems, just not from the water

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    Just give them Brawndo

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    One of my best investments has been a multi-stage RO system.

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      Do you know of a good brand for RO filtration? With the way our infrastructure is crumbling I would enjoy the extra peace of mind if clean water.

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        I know you’re probably asking about whole home solutions, but for pitchers, Zero Water is a good brand specifically for PFAS.

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          We just replaced ours with an RO system because we got tired of changing the filters every 2-3 weeks on ours, and that it smelled like fish tank when the filter was bad.

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        https://www.water-right.com/products/eclipse-ro/

        This has been great for me

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    That’s cool I didn’t want to live long anyways.

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    Well that’s just swell. Are any of these ever found in bottled water?

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      A lot of bottled water is just municipal tap water with a fancy logo, so probably.

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      Yes: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/bottled-water/pfas-in-bottled-water-new-study-finds-a1111233122/

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    That’s cool. Where can I get some if this Fountain of Youth elixir?? /s

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      You will live forever!

      Great, so I wont age either?

      Oh heavens yes, in fact you’ll age faster!

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        Pazuzu!!

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    That’s okay, I hear cancer’s really fun! Personally, I’m excited!

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