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A Senate inquiry led by Lidia Thorpe is examining the safety of Australian drinking water due to PFAS concerns. The inquiry ...

Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

One environmental source of human exposure to PFAS is drinking water, according to the World Health Organization. In Australia, PFAS levels were recently found exceeding national drinking water ...

Faehrmann said they're seeing the impact of PFAS contamination in their communities, with ongoing debate in Australia on how to address the issue. "We have just found PFAs in our drinking water ...

And I say, ‘Yes, it can, because I saw it in Grand Rapids,’” says Faehrmann. Faehrmann tells us she plans to bring her newfound knowledge of PFAS and water filtration back to Australia.