‘Drinking PFAS’: water providers call for broad ban on ‘forever chemicals’ amid proliferation fears
by Donna Lu Science writer from on (#6TR01)
Fifty-one sites in NSW have significant PFAS contamination requiring continued monitoring and remediation, EPA tells Senate inquiry
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Experts and water providers have called for a broad ban on so-called forever chemicals" at a Senate inquiry into PFAS, warning of environmental harm and increasingly costly removal.
The Water Services Association of Australia's executive director, Adam Lovell, said a ban should be imposed on PFAS in non-essential consumer products. We need to reduce now, as much as possible, how much PFAS is in the environment.
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