CellWell record HH-0838
Assessing the effectiveness of point-of-use residential drinking water filters for PFAS
Herkert NJ, Merrill J, Peters C, Bollinger D, Zhang S, Hoffman K, Ferguson PL, Knappe DRU, Stapleton HM
Environmental Science & Technology Letters ยท 2020
In plain language
Under-sink reverse-osmosis filters removed nearly all tested PFAS compounds from residential tap water, while carbon filters removed long-chain PFAS more effectively than short-chain PFAS -- the general evidence base for why point-of-use filtration reduces PFAS exposure.
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