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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there

  • Written by Christy Remucal, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imagePFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured.Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies.

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of over...

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