Researchers from Duke University and North Carolina State University published a report in the Environmental Science & Technology and documents how Point-of-Use filtration could be beneficial in removing PFAS. The topic has been covered lately, as the struggle to manage the PFOA/PFOS chemicals in municipal water supplies has perplexed local governments. In fact, Olga Naiclenko, Vice President of the Environmental Working Group said “Escaping PFAS pollution is nearly impossible” after leading their latest study on the chemicals in the United States.
They analyzed filtered water samples from homes in Chatham, Orange, Durham and Wake counties in central North Carolina and New Hanover and Brunswick counties in southeastern North Carolina. The test from 89 water filters found that a combination of reverse osmosis filters and two-stage filters were some of the most effective at reducing PFAS levels. There are an estimated 5,000 different types of PFAS and North Carolina is reported to have the third-worst exposure to PFAS within the United States.
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