PFAS water contamination in schools forces thousands of children to steer clear of fountains and rely on bottled water

By Cassidy Morrison | DailyMail.com | September 5, 2023

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"A PFAS contamination crisis in school drinking water has forced dozens of classrooms nationwide to quietly switch to bottled water.

This week, two schools in Aroostook County, Maine, will start the year with a water fountain ban until at least late November after testing showed the school's drinking supply was laced with the chemicals linked to cancer, infertility and other diseases.

In Cumberland County, North Carolina, several schools have been forced to switch to bottled drinking water exclusively after PFAS chemicals were also detected in their water."

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• Environment
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• Health
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