The University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program is testing private well water and wastewater at selected households to better understand the presence of PFAS (per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in Rhode Island homes. PFAS- chemicals widely used in both industrial processes and consumer products- have been detected in drinking water across the United States, and exposure to PFAS is linked to potentially adverse health effects. This University of Rhode Island Institutional Review Board-approved study will provide residents with information to help reduce PFAS exposure in the home and contribute to a better understanding of PFAS exposure and contamination in local drinking water supplies.  

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Lisa DeProspo Philo
Principal Investigator
401.874.5687
lphilo@uri.edu