Woodbury, MN has a couple sections around that and another section at over 5800%. And I believe that’s over the proposed limits, not over minimum reporting levels.
This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s records, as of Nov. 9. It’s based on boundaries developed by SimpleLab, a water-testing company. Click on a system to see the number of pollutants detected at or above the EPA’s minimum reporting levels and by what percent they exceeded those limits.
Oh ok, I was going by the legend text and assumed incorrectly about what “limit” meant. Though I’m not sure there is a maximum or if anything over the minimum reporting limit is unsafe.
I believe “minimum reporting levels” is just the level at which everything must be reported by the state to the EPA (so below the minimum level would not need to be reported).
PFAS also dissolve easily in water, and a 2023 report from the US Geological Survey revealed that PFAS have been found in 45% of drinking water in the US, including private wells and public water supplies.
At this point pfas is everywhere. It’s in the ground water, it’s in our riverways, it has even been detected in the snow pack on Everest. Your best bet for minimizing it is probably treating your water before use.
We just replaced ours with an RO system because we got tired of changing the filters every 2-3 weeks on ours, and that it smelled like fish tank when the filter was bad.
Right and the lack of medical intervention meant that most people didn’t make it past 40.
People often lived well into their old age if they survived past their childhood. For instance, the average life expectancy during the Victorian era was about 73-75. (journals.sagepub.com/doi/…/jrsm.2008.08k037).
The average pre-industrial lifespan was around 40 but is skewed due to incredibly high child mortality rates. Wherein roughly a third didn’t survive their first year and almost half didn’t survive their second year (www.sciencedirect.com/…/S1090513812001237#s0015).
You’re cherry picking. Go back farther in time. The farther back you look the higher the mortality rates.
I… I’ve literally provided you with cited sources that also have further sources. Would you like me to gather all available studies on this subject for you?
The fact that you’re even arguing this is ridiculous
I’m not arguing anything. I’m trying to present you with new, relevant information concerning your initial statement since it’s a widely spread bit of pop science that’s been corrected updated.
Again, not trying to convince you of anything. The cited sources are thorough and well articulated. I encourage you to give them a read if you’d like to become better acquainted with more contemporary findings on the lifespans of our ancestors.
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