Crack Open a cold one this commemorative day and may be in danger of danger.
A recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology Magazine has found that 95% of the 23 -beers proven in all the United States contain substances by and polyphluoroalquil, commonly known as “chemicals forever” due to their persistent presence in the environment and the human body.
And depending on where it occurs in the country, the amount of chemicals can forever be worse.
It is believed that these synthetic compounds, related to cancer and other health problems, enter beer mainly through the contaminated tap water used in beer.
The study found a strong correlation between PFAS concentrations in the municipal drinking water and the levels of locally elaborated beer, a phenomenon that has not been researched earlier.
Although the study did not reveal specific beer brands, he identified that beers were made near the Cape Fear river basin in North Carolina presented the highest levels and the more diverse PFA mixture.
St. county beers Louis, Missouri, also showed a significant presence of the PFA.
The results suggest that the standard water filtration systems used in breweries may not effectively eliminate chemicals forever, emphasizing the need to improve water treatment strategies in both beer facilities and municipal treatment plants.
As beer is composed of about 90% water, and almost two gallons of water can be used to produce only one quarter of beer, the quality of the water used in the beer is crucial.
With PFAS contamination, which affects about 200 million in the United States, the presence of these chemicals in the beer emphasizes the broadest issue of environmental pollutants that infiltrate everyday products.
“As an occasional beer drinker, I wondered if the PFAs in water supplies were being made in our paintings,” said main author Jennifer Hoponick Redmon in a statement.
“I hope these findings inspire water treatment strategies and policies that will help reduce the likelihood of PFAS in future.”
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that after trying only one third of public water supplies in the United States, they determined that more than 70 million residents are exposed to “forever chemicals”.
The most polluted were found in densely populated regions such as New York, New Jersey and some parts of California and Texas. However, its interactive map shows that Manhattan has zero reports of chemicals forever in water.
“The complete scale of PFAS pollution is much more widespread,” a spokesman for the EWG said at the time, saying that the EPA report only offered a snapshot of the problem.
In fact, in November, researchers at Florida International University in Miami even found chemicals in rainwater forever.
They have also been found in everything, from contact lenses to toilet paper and even shampoo.
When it comes to reducing exposure through water, there is something that consumers can do about it. While boiling water does not remove PFA, some filters of water may.
A Foodprint report describes how filters with activated carbon adsorption, high -pressure -pressure exchange resins and membranes can help.
“To eliminate a specific pollutant like PFAs from drinking water, consumers must choose a water filtration device that is independently certified to eliminate this pollutant by a recognized laboratory,” said Jim Nanni, of Consumer Reports.
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