Water officials in Kentucky spotted a worrying increase of one specific chemical in the local drinking water, according to NPR, and their attempts to address it revealed a frustrating level of corporate coddling.
What’s happening?
Last December, officials at the Louisville Water Company identified a “sudden spike” in levels of HFPO-DA in drinking water.
More commonly called “GenX,” HFPO-DA is one of several synthetic fluorochemicals used to create polymers, and it’s classed as a “forever chemical,” or PFAS.
As the name suggests, PFAS are designed to be durable — and they are incredibly slow to break down in the environment and the human body…