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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

Summary by psu.edu
To better understand potential contamination of the groundwater feeding the 3.5 million people served by private well systems in Pennsylvania, a team of researchers from Penn State conducted a novel three-year citizen science study of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — often referred to as forever chemicals — in 167 private wells across the commonwealth.
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psu.edu broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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