The danger of forever chemicals
Today on \u201cPost Reports,\u201d how forever chemicals upended the lives of farmers in Maine \u2014 and just how widespread the contamination might be.
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Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis bought their farm seven years ago. In late 2021, they discovered that their land and water were contaminated with incredibly high levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as \u201cforever chemicals\u201d or PFAS.
After finding out about the contamination, they shut down all of their farm operations.
More than 2,800 sites nationwide are contaminated by forever chemicals, according to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group. \u201cAnd that\u2019s only what\u2019s documented,\u201d journalist Keith O\u2019Brien wrote for The Washington Post. \u201cThe real total is unknown, and possibly much higher.\u201d
Keith O\u2019Brien\u2019s new book is Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe.
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