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EPA launches push to advance technology for 'forever chemicals'
Original: EPA unveils effort to boost tech to handle ‘forever chemicals’
The US Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a new effort to boost technologies capable of handling 'forever chemicals', the persistent industrial compounds known as PFAS that do not break down in the environment. The initiative is aimed at improving detection, treatment and removal of the chemicals from water supplies, amid growing public and congressional pressure over widespread contamination and health concerns.
Why now: Public concern over PFAS contamination and health risks is keeping EPA regulatory action in the spotlight
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Evidence
- EPA unveils effort to boost tech to handle ‘forever chemicals’ · Washington Examiner
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