Chemical contaminants were detected in water sources serving more than 7 million Californians, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
The nonprofit, which describes itself as"dedicated to protecting human health and the environment," found that water sources for 74 community water systems -- serving 7.5 million people in California -- have been contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
Read MoreThe full list of detections can be found here. The areas with the highest detections were Camp Pendleton, Corona, Oroville, Rosemont and the eastern Sacramento suburbs. What are PFAS chemicals?PFAS -- which stands for perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances -- are basically a large group of man-made chemicals. Some may sound familiar: PFOA, PFOS and GenX are all PFAS chemicals.The stuff isn't just in our water.
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