Beers brewed in some parts of North Carolina contain a high level of forever chemicals due to contaminated water near the Cape Fear River Basin, according to a recent study conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI).
The two beers with the highest variety of PFAS were from the upper Cape Fear River Basin in Chatham and Alamance counties, where the Haw River’s surface waters exhibit greater PFAS type variability and higher concentrations.
“As an occasional beer drinker myself, I wondered whether PFAS in water supplies was making its way into our pints,” said Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, lead study researcher and senior director of environmental health and water quality at RTI International. “Our research shows that PFAS in water supplies has trickledown effects on what’s in our beverages. I hope these findings support treatment strategies and policies so future happy hours are also relatively healthier ones.”…