There are no federal maximum contaminant levels for PFAS. Pennsylvania joins others states that have set their own.
The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper found high levels of chemicals known as PFAS in the Kreutz Creek Watershed in York County.
The federal government warned that the potential health impacts of a group of chemicals known as PFAS are much more pervasive than previously acknowledged
The Department of Environmental Protection found PFAS in about one-third of 114 Pennsylvania water systems.
Seven areas across the United States were selected for the national study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
On Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Protection presented a draft rule on PFAS standards for the stateās nearly 3,000 public water systems to EQB.
Studies at Rutgers and elsewhere are looking at possible links. The chemicals can cause serious health problems, including immune system effects.
With about 4,700 different PFAS, these āforever chemicalsā are a formidable issue to tackle. The Center for PFAS Solutions can test for 40 of them.
The agency said the three-year plan would prevent this class of toxic chemicals from being released into the environment and speed up the cleanup process.
