Massachusetts and PFAS - What do we know about how Massachusetts residents are impacted by PFAS?

They can also increase the risk of cancer, liver disease, birth defects, and other health conditions.1 Despite not even existing before the 1940s, PFAS are in the blood of 98% of Americans2 —and these chemicals have contaminated air, water, land, and wildlife worldwide. [...] They can: • Link the water system to new sources of water • Install treatment to filter out PFAS • Blend water from wells with high levels of PFAS with water from wells with low or no PFAS The cost of drinking water cleanup is considerable. [...] Communities near military bases and airports: Some of the first Massachusetts communities to find out that they had PFAS in drinking water were towns near military bases and airports. [...] How does PFAS get into the environment? PFAS are used in hundreds of consumer products and industrial processes. [...] Landfills and incinerators: When products are thrown in the trash, the PFAS can leach out of landfills and get into groundwater and surface water.