[“Forever Chemicals”\Drinking Water]
Sanders will also unveil new legislation to clean up PFAS toxins in municipal drinking supplies, designate the class of PFAS chemicals as hazardous pollutants, and prohibit their widespread use in food containers and packaging.
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ILLINOIS REP. RUSH VOTES TO PROTECT CHICAGOANS FROM ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ CONTAMINATING DRINKING WATER
[Drinking Water Contamination\PFAS & PFOS]
Rep. Rush: “From Flint to Newark, we have long known there is a direct correlation between a person’s zip code and the quality of their drinking water…Last year, the Environmental Working Group found a total of 20 PFAS contaminants across Chicago’s water supply…these chemicals have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, immune system effects, infertility, impaired child development, high cholesterol, and thyroid disease.”
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