US Drinking Water PFAS Levels May Be Underreported, Study Finds
A study published October 23, 2026, in Cell Reports Sustainability estimates that reporting methods which count only PFAS above minimum thresholds could underestimate U.S. drinking water PFAS concentrations by up to half.
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| Oct 23, 9:37 AM | insideclimatenews.org | PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water May Be Underestimated, New Study Suggests |
| Oct 23, 8:02 AM | gizmodo.com | Forever Chemical Levels in US Drinking Water May Be More Than Twice as High as Reported |
| Oct 23, 8:00 AM | phys.org | US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates |