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Pollution

New Jersey sets limit for perfluorononanoic acid in drinking water

by Cheryl Hogue
September 7, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 36

 

Drawing shows the chemical structure of perfluorononanoic acid.

New Jersey has set the first drinking water standard in the U.S. for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), one of a class of fluorinated industrial chemicals linked to health problems, including cancer. The state’s legally binding maximum contaminant limit for PFNA is 13 parts per trillion.

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