What's In Your Tap Water?

PFAs, also known as "forever chemicals," are a group of chemicals that are resistant to degradation. They are found in a variety of products, including non-stick cookware, food packaging, and water-resistant clothing.

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that impairs children’s intellectual development and alters their behavior and ability to concentrate. There is a strong scientific consensus that any amount of lead exposure during childhood is harmful.

Arsenic is a potent carcinogen and common contaminant in drinking water. Arsenic causes thousands of cases of cancer each year in the U.S.

Trihalomethanes are cancer-causing contaminants that form during water treatment with chlorine and other disinfectants. The total trihalomethanes group includes four chemicals: chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform.

Radium is a radioactive element that causes bone cancer and other cancers. It can occur naturally in groundwater, and oil and gas extraction activities such as hydraulic fracturing can elevate concentrations.

Nitrate, a fertilizer chemical, frequently contaminates drinking water due to agricultural and urban runoff, and discharges from municipal wastewater treatment plants and septic tanks. Excessive nitrate in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer.