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		thw_9a83c 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toxic "forever chemicals" found in 95% of beers te... It's good to be on the west side, I guess. Seriously, what's the source of the PFAS/PFOS contamination? Chemical plants?

gjsman-1000 5 months ago | [–]

In Minnesota, it’s almost certainly 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing).

ryathal 5 months ago | [–]

PFAS was used in a lot of different things, the sources of major contamination are military bases and manufacturing plants, but it was used in a wide array of consumer products so there is some level of contamination almost everywhere.

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