date:Dec 30, 2013
, was detected in most of the water samples, both treated and untreated.
The perfluorinated compounds were at similar concentrations in the untreated and treated drinking water, suggesting that treatment techniques are largely unsuccessful, writes Brian Bienkowski for EHN. Only one plant was successful at removing them, and it used activated carbon treatment.
This is all highly concerning, as a panel of scientists recently concluded that perfluorinated compounds, and PFOA in particular, are a