How New Jersey's limits on 'forever chemicals' in tap water brought levels down
Mar 25, 2026
Levels of toxic "forever chemicals" in New Jersey's public water systems dropped by as much as 55% after the state moved to limit the contaminants in drinking water, according to a Rutgers Health researcher who has analyzed 19 years of monitoring data from throughout the state. Their findings in Env
ironment International represent one of the first formal evaluations of whether state-level regulations on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) effectively reduce contamination. ...read more read less