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'Forever chemicals' get agriculture's attention

02/10/21 6:25 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Anna Reade Clay Detlefsen Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin drinking water Environmental Protection Agency food packaging groundwater National Milk Producers Federation Natural Resources Defense Council PFAS water pollution
The ag industry is paying more attention to a group of highly persistent chemicals known as PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been found in drinking water and groundwater throughout the United States.
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