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A glass being filled with water at a kitchen sink, with the headline "PFAS in Tap Water: More Than 1,700 U.S. Water Systems Logged PFOA or PFOS at or Above 4 Parts Per Trillion in EPA Monitoring, Newsweek Map Shows" — WaterVO News

PFAS in Tap Water: More Than 1,700 U.S. Water S...

A Newsweek map published Oct. 21, 2026, shows more than 1,700 U.S. public water systems recorded at least one PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4 parts per trillion...

PFAS in Tap Water: More Than 1,700 U.S. Water S...

A Newsweek map published Oct. 21, 2026, shows more than 1,700 U.S. public water systems recorded at least one PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4 parts per trillion...

WaterVO graphic: about 90% of the oral dose found in excreta by day 7 in laying hens; kidney, liver, lung and trace brain signals; egg signal below 0.1% of dose; animal study, not drinking water.

Most Oral Nanoplastics Leave Hens in Excreta—Bu...

In a new ACS Nano study, laying hens given 14C-labeled polystyrene nanoplastics excreted about 88.6% of the dose by day 3 and about 90.1% by day 7. Kidney, liver and...

Most Oral Nanoplastics Leave Hens in Excreta—Bu...

In a new ACS Nano study, laying hens given 14C-labeled polystyrene nanoplastics excreted about 88.6% of the dose by day 3 and about 90.1% by day 7. Kidney, liver and...

Central Square in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, with the headline "PFAS Treatment Comes Online in Bridgewater, Mass., Returning Two Wells and About 500,000 Gallons a Day, Town Says" — WaterVO News

PFAS Treatment Comes Online in Bridgewater, Mas...

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, says its first PFAS treatment facility, on Plymouth Street, is set to be fully operational by Oct. 21, 2026, after MassDEP approval on Oct. 19. Wells 10A and...

PFAS Treatment Comes Online in Bridgewater, Mas...

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, says its first PFAS treatment facility, on Plymouth Street, is set to be fully operational by Oct. 21, 2026, after MassDEP approval on Oct. 19. Wells 10A and...

PFAS Limits of 4 Parts Per Trillion: New York B...

A bill that would set New York drinking-water limits of no more than 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, and 10 ppt for PFNA, PFHxS and GenX, is...

PFAS Limits of 4 Parts Per Trillion: New York B...

A bill that would set New York drinking-water limits of no more than 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, and 10 ppt for PFNA, PFHxS and GenX, is...

WaterVO graphic: bars showing about 2× and 7× lower estimated nanoplastic retention at 24 hours in male mice on medium- and high-fiber diets, labeled animal study, not drinking water.

High-Fiber Diet Cut Nanoplastic Retention Up to...

In a new Nature Communications study, male mice on medium- and high-fiber diets retained about two and seven times less nanoplastic-associated fluorescence 24 hours after oral intake than mice on...

High-Fiber Diet Cut Nanoplastic Retention Up to...

In a new Nature Communications study, male mice on medium- and high-fiber diets retained about two and seven times less nanoplastic-associated fluorescence 24 hours after oral intake than mice on...

Ewa Beach on Oahu, Hawaii, with the headline "EPA Announces $109 Million Loan for Oahu's First Seawater Desalination Plant" — WaterVO News

EPA Announces $109 Million Loan for Oahu's Firs...

The U.S. EPA announced on October 16, 2026, a $109 million WIFIA loan to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to help design and build a large-scale reverse osmosis seawater...

EPA Announces $109 Million Loan for Oahu's Firs...

The U.S. EPA announced on October 16, 2026, a $109 million WIFIA loan to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to help design and build a large-scale reverse osmosis seawater...