Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority — a utility based in the Carolinas — is suing 14 corporations for allegedly contaminating South Carolina waterways with PFAS, impacting drinking water for over 115,000 residents.
The utility claims that PFAS concentrations in these waters exceed safe levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, requiring costly new treatment technology to ensure safe water.
Study Finds Pathogens Can Attach to Microplastics, Resisting Treatment
A Norwegian study has found that foodborne pathogens can attach to microplastics, survive wastewater treatment and could pose health risks when treated water is reused.
Researchers observed that these pathogens form biofilms, called plastispheres, on
