Are water filtration systems an effective way to get rid of PFAS? Here’s what a new study says

By Kayla Jimenez | USA Today | July 13, 2023

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“Nearly half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated by PFAS chemicals, or per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, a recent report alarmed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed an effort to restrict the group of chemicals, also dubbed ‘forever chemicals,’ in food and drinking water to improve public health which could help, but the agency hasn’t yet finalized a rule.

In the meantime, Americans can keep themselves safe from the chemicals when grabbing a glass of water from the kitchen sink, in part, by using water filtration systems, one environmental group suggests.

Consumer-available water filtration systems that everyday people can use to rid PFAS from tap water are the center of a new study from the nonprofit activist group Environmental Working Group. Scientists from the group researched the effectiveness of several filtration systems available to consumers across the U.S., and determined that they can serve as a ‘Band-Aid’ to the problem until a longer-term solution comes to form, said Sydney Evans, a senior science analyst at the Environmental Working Group who has led many types of PFAS testing nationwide."

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