Editorial: What we flush down the toilet matters. Only the ‘three Ps,’ please
LA TimesWhat goes in the toilet, and what goes in the trash? PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are known popularly as “forever chemicals” and are associated with a host of bad health effects — taint the drinking water of numerous communities. Opinion Editorial: Get the ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water State and local authorities must do more to ensure drinking water is free of PFAS, which are found in many household products, including cookware and cosmetics. Los Angeles was once dotted with “sewage farms” fertilized, disturbingly, with untreated waste, according to “Brown Acres,” Anna Sklar’s fascinating 2008 history of the L.A. sewer system. The companies that produce these wonder products make them appear affordable because they “externalize” their costs — they offload them, unseen, onto our sewer bills; our medical bills; our bodies; the land, water and air.
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