Canada’s new PFAS limits leave water utilities scrambling for costly fixes

By CBC News | Jaela Bernstien | July 29, 2025

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"Forever chemicals, also called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are ingredients in everything from waterproof outdoor gear to makeup and stainproof carpets.

Initially promoted as stable and safe, the class of more than 15,000 synthetic compounds have been largely unmonitored and unregulated for decades, spreading into the environment through municipal and industrial wastewater, landfills and from contaminated sites.

That’s all changing as evidence of serious health risks mounts.

Regulators are pivoting, including the Canadian government, which dramatically reduced the recommended limits for PFAS levels in drinking water and is planning to add PFAS to the official list of toxic substances."

This content provided by the PFAS Project.