Canada should swiftly adopt enforceable limits on 'forever chemicals' found in drinking water, experts say, as the United States imposed strict new regulations.
Canada should swiftly adopt enforceable limits on “ forever chemicals ” found in drinking water, experts say, as the United States imposed strict new regulations on these widely used, harmful substances.
“Once the final objective is published later this year, it will replace current guidelines and remain in place until the reassessment of the PFAS guidelines is completed, and new guidelines are adopted,” said Mark Johnson, a spokesperson for Health Canada. According to Health Canada’s Johnson, current data on Canadian freshwater sources and drinking water suggests that PFAS levels are presently below the new proposed objective that was released last year.
For years, scientists have raised concerns about the use of PFAS, which are associated with several health hazards, in consumer products.
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