Nearly 50 public water systems across Texas have reported exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits on toxic chemicals in drinking water known as PFAS.
This story is part of a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.” Cancer-linked “forever chemicals” got their moniker because of how long they linger without breaking down — in the environment and the human body. Women appear to have a way of shedding at least some of the compounds, however. “Some PFAS…