Daily Mail graphic reveals the bottled waters with the most cancer-causing 'forever chemicals'
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Key Points:
- Lab tests commissioned by Oasis Health reveal that bottled water, regardless of brand or price, contains plastic-derived 'forever chemicals' (PFAS), which are persistent pollutants linked to serious health risks including cancer, hormone disruption, and developmental delays.
- PFAS contamination was found in both plastic and glass bottled waters, with some brands like Topo Chico, Perrier, and Deer Park exhibiting PFAS levels far exceeding the widely accepted health guideline of 0.1 parts per trillion (ppt), reaching up to 39 times the safe limit.
- The EPA's official PFAS exposure limit is 0.4 ppt, but many researchers advocate for a stricter 0.1 ppt threshold due to the chemicals' persistence and toxicity; however,
