Decades of Toxic Dumping Results in Record Levels of “Forever Chemicals” in North Carolina Drinking Water

By Chimene Stewart April 24, 2020 | drinking water EPA PFAS tap water

In a study released this January, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reports that Brunswick County, North Carolina had the highest rate of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination of 44 water samples taken in 2019 across the United States. At 185.9 parts per trillion (ppt), the presence of PFAS in Brunswick...