Nearly half of US prisons draw water likely contaminated with toxic PFAS – report
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Around 1 million people, including 13,000 youths, especially vulnerable because they can do little to protect themselvesNearly half of US prisons draw water from sources likely contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research finds.At least around 1 million people incarcerated in the US, including 13,000 juveniles, are estimated to be housed in the prisons, and they are especially vulnerable to the dangerous chemicals because there is little they can do to protect themselves, said...

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