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PFAS News Roundup: New requirements taking effect in 2023 to protect consumers from ‘forever chemicals’

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of widespread man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment or the human body and have been flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country.

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area.

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