‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

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In Pennsylvania, 3.5 million people are served by private well systems, according to Penn State Extension. To better understand potential contamination of the groundwater feeding these systems, a team of researchers from Penn State conducted a novel three-year citizen science study of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) often referred to as forever chemicals in 167 private wells across Pennsylvania.   Click here to read the story.