PFAs in DMV area drinking water
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Anonymous
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Just saw this bill to reduce PFAs in the Occoquan River which supplies drinking water in Fairfax County and hope it goes through. For all the GOP distraction talk about banning food dyes, etc., I am far more worried about PFAs in drinking water, especially with military bases nearby. I wish we could get congressional representatives to pass legislation to ban PFAs in general at the federal level.
https://www.fairfaxwater.org/news/fairfax-water-supports-del-bulovas-bill-reduce-pfas-occoquan-reservoir |
Anonymous
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For those wondering what the heck PFAs are, they are linked to many adverse health outcomes.
The committee found sufficient evidence of an association for the following diseases and health outcomes: decreased antibody response (in adults and children), dyslipidemia (in adults and children), decreased infant and fetal growth, and increased risk of kidney cancer (in adults). The committee found limited or suggestive evidence of an association for the following diseases and health outcomes: increased risk of breast cancer (in adults), liver enzyme alterations (in adults and children), Page 8 Suggested Citation:"Summary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26156.× Save Cancel increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (gestational hypertension and preeclampsia), increased risk of testicular cancer (in adults), thyroid disease and dysfunction (in adults), and increased risk of ulcerative colitis (in adults). https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26156/chapter/2#7 |
Anonymous
Nice exception in the House Bill:
Government waste water treatment plants get a pass. |
Anonymous
| There are PFAS in DC water. I tested it several times. We went with the whole house system but there are effective table top versions like Zero Water (based on UNC research). |
Anonymous
What whole house system did you get? |
Anonymous
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Look at the table at the end — it was Duke in fact not UNC
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00004/suppl_file/ez0c00004_si_001.pdf Since then, there may be some newer information. OptimH2O works well. More here https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/water-filter-guide.php https://www.mamavation.com/health/best-home-water-filters-toxic-pfas-forever-chemical-filtration.html |
Anonymous
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There’s also a ton of Spring Valley run off no one is talking about — see perchlorate in ground water with many soil and tributary ways into Delacarlia
https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Portals/63/docs/SpringValley/DC-Spring%20Valley%20FUDS%20FY15%20fact%20sheet.pdf |
Anonymous
How much? WSSC tests for it and it's nonexistent in the Patuxent tap but there were low levels in the Potomac tap. They filter for it, but I don't know what's considered sufficiently low levels. |
Anonymous
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You can look it up by zip code
https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/ |
Anonymous
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In detail
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/ |
Anonymous
| The current administration is a disaster for clean drinking water. They may open their mouths and say things about cleaning up our water, and yet, their actual actions are in direct opposition to the words coming out of their mouth. Actions matter more than words. |
Anonymous
I want to like Zero Water but unfortunately consumerlab found it has a big microplastics issue that other water filters don't have. |
Anonymous
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EWG is a bit wacky. They base their recommendations on unproven hypotheses, not evidence-based harms. |
Anonymous
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Until EPA starts doing its job, they’re pretty good. I can confirm that the also seem to be correct because I paid to test our water before and after filtering including for PFAS.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/ewg-standards.php |
Anonymous
EPA won't be doing anything under the current administration. Other than letting more contamination happen for PFAs and other crap. MAHA my arse. |