New Jersey scientists are urging the state to impose maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in drinking water. The chemicals, once used in the production of nonstick cookware, and curretly still in use on miltary bases in firefighting foams, has been linked to cancer, developmental problems, and other diseases.
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Univ. of Rhode Island receives $8M federal grant to research perfluorinated compounds