The administration of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a plan to reduce the range of toxic “Forever Chemicals” in drinking water, which was distinguished as a landmark public health win.In a statement, the Environmental Protection Agency said that it would maintain maximum contaminated levels for only two most notorious compounds from the PFAS class of chemicals, while other people are also known to reduce serious health risks to remove limits.Recent research has found that about 158 million people across the United States have drinking water contaminated with drinking water, which is associated with a wide range of health problems, by decrease in fertility to cancer and behavioral disorders in children.In April 2024, the basic rules imposed by the administration of Biden were observed as a long reaction for a long time for the decades of the industry’s deception and government’s inaction.But under the changes announced by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the border will now apply only to PFOA and PFO, two heritage PFAS chemicals are historically used in nonstick teflon pan and 3M’s shocked, while the new generation PFA was exempted which were developed as recurrences.EPA will also extend the time limit for compliance for PFOA and PFOs from 2029 to 2031.Zeldin said in a statement, “We are on a route to maintain the nationwide standards of the agency to protect Americans from PFOA and PFOs.” “At the same time, we will work to provide general knowledge flexibility as extra time for compliance.”The PFA is called “Forever Chemicals” because they take millions of years to be low in the environment. The first was developed in the 1930s and precious for their strengths, heat resistance and water- and Greece-Reported properties, from the plateaus of Tibet to the ocean floors and almost every living blood.They are still commonly used in clothes, cookware and cosmetics.Melanie Benesh of the non -profit environmental work group told AFP, “This is a very big step backward, and it is actually a betrayal of the promise that this administration made to provide clean drinking water and clean air and make America healthy again.”He said excluded chemicals were developed as an alternative, but EPA’s own research has added some of them, including Genx, including liver, kidney, immune system, fetal development and cancer.Ultimately, water utility will be required to install granulated active carbon filtration systems to remove PFAS molecules. But the new generation PFAs, which have low molecular chains, require more frequent filter changes, which add to operating costs.“This is a gift for water utilities and pollutants,” said Benesh.He said that due to the provision of the safe drinking water act, the schemes can be challenged in the court, which suggests that changes in existing water standards should be at least or more health protective than existing standards.
