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Removing PFAS from drinking water could get more challenging

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A woman fills up a glass with water. (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman fills up a glass with water. (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)

Removing PFAS from drinking water is already difficult and expensive. That may become even more challenging. Massachusetts has one of the strictest PFAS limits for drinking water in the country. The forthcoming EPA standards on PFAS limits could be even more stringent.

WBUR's Barbara Moran tells us how much more expensive and challenging it could be for local governments and individual residents to remove PFAS.

This segment aired on March 3, 2023.

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Barbara Moran Correspondent, Climate and Environment
Barbara Moran is a correspondent on WBUR’s environmental team.

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