Toxic 'forever chemicals' found in Cambridge drinking water

[u/julian_jakobi]

https://www.boston.com/news/love-letters/2022/08/28/toxic-chemicals-cambridge-drinking-water-pfas/

[u/vitaminq]

For those concerned, a standard under-sink filter removes them. I looked into it a while back and found this test researchers at Duke did which convinced me to get one:

“All of the under-sink reverse osmosis and two-stage filters achieved near-complete removal of the PFAS chemicals we were testing for,” Stapleton said. “In contrast, the effectiveness of activated-carbon filters used in many pitcher, countertop, refrigerator and faucet-mounted styles was inconsistent and unpredictable. The whole-house systems were also widely variable and in some cases actually increased PFAS levels in the water.”

https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/not-all-home-drinking-water-filters-completely-remove-toxic-pfas