We can relieve carcinogenic and forever chemicals in drinking water. Shall we do that?

New study It reveals that technologies are installed for removing forever chemicals from drinking water also double duty by removing harmful other materials – including some substances associated with certain species cancer.

The studyPublished on Thursday in ACS ES & T water magazine, it comes as a Trump administration is overhaul A rule that was smaller that water systems take measures to cleanse forever chemicals in drinking water.

PER-I polypholoroalkyl substances (PFA), collecting chemicals, classes are thousands of chemicals that are not degramed and are associated with concerned health outcomes, including various cancers, hormonal disorders and development delays. Because they do not degrade, they are uniquely widespread: a 2023 study From the American Geological Research, he estimated that 45 percent of the tap water could contain at least one PFA chemical.

Last year, Biden administration finalized the rule slowing down The first legal boundaries of PFAs in drinking water, setting strict restrictions for six different types of chemicals and mandate that water utilities needed to clean drinking water under these bounds until 2029. years, and in May, Trump EPA said Reviewing the regulations of four of the six chemicals in the original rule and extend the deadline in two years. Changes come after a wide deviation from water utilities, who tell In order for the costs of installing the PFA filtration systems to be far beyond what the agency originally assessed.

“Construction of historical actions for PFA resolving, EPA deals with PFAs from all of our programs, and more”, “Brigit Hirsch works at PFA during the second term of President Trump to ensure Americans have the purest air, ground and water. “

Hirsch also stressed that as EPA re-examined standards for four chemicals in question, “it was possible that the result could be stricter demands.”

Experts say PFA cleaning costs could also have other benefits that transfers only forever chemicals from water supplies in Americans. The authors of the new studies-all employees in the environmental protection (EVG), non-profit-solving technology can filter numerous other harmful substances, including some that are created as by-products of the water purification.

The study looks at three types of filter filtration technologies that have been proven to remove the PFA. These technologies “are really widespread, they have really been used long and are well documented to remove a large number of contaminants,” Sidney Evans, an elder analyst on EVG and report co-author.

Most routine processes of water disinfection in the United States implies the addition of chemical-chlorine water. Although this process removes harmful pathogens, cannot purify PFA or other types of contaminants, including heavy metals and elements such as arsenic.