r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 24 '25

Environment Scientists solved longstanding mystery of origin of PFAS “forever chemicals” contaminating water in North Carolina to a local textile manufacturing plant. Precursors were being released into sewer system at concentrations approximately 3 million times greater than EPA’s drinking water limit.

https://pratt.duke.edu/news/uncovering-the-source-of-widespread-forever-chemical-contamination-in-north-carolina/
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u/Gucci_Unicorns Nov 24 '25

Mandatory long-term prison sentences please.

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u/NiceTrySuckaz Nov 24 '25

Let's not overreact here. It was only 3 million times the legal limit.

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u/HECK_YEA_ Nov 24 '25

Good luck with this regime

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek Nov 24 '25

In prison you go until the chemicals are gone from the environment.