'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of US tap water, federal study finds

Re:'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of US tap wat... by karmanyaahm on Sunday July 09, 2023 @11:26PM (#36661701)

Doesn't all tap water contain the forever chemical H2O?

/s I hate how they're scaremongering with the vague term "Forever Chemicals" instead of just using the more specific terms PFAS or Microplastics.

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Re:'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of US tap wat... by bigbluesax on Monday July 10, 2023 @08:55AM (#36665657)

Yeah, how dare they use a word which succintly describes the problem with these substances. Also PFAS and Microplastics aren't the same thing at all.

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Re:'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of US tap wat... by squirtlebonflow on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:18PM (#36668516)

"Forever" means "never leaves your body", not "doesn't get transformed into a different chemical"

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