What Might Be Flowing From Your Kitchen Tap
It is easy to believe that water coming from a kitchen faucet is clean and uncontaminated since it has undergone treatment processes before it gets to your home. Though the work of water treatment plants in the municipalities helps to minimize contaminations, there have been rising worries about tap water safety amid new findings of toxins in the environment by researchers. The problem of forever chemicals in water is one of the major problems that should worry us because they are undetectable by sight and smell and they can stay in the environment for years to come. One of the most alarming types of contaminants is that of PFAS in drinking water, known more popularly as "forever chemicals" because they tend to be resistant to degradation in the environment. Recent research shows forever chemicals in at least 45% of U.S. tap water supply, and this has alarmed both scientists and health care professionals. These substances have been shown to increase the risk of reproductio...