How many times did you rely on clean water this morning? Did you take a shower or wash your face? Maybe you made coffee or tea … then brushed your teeth. Perhaps you downed big gulps of H-2-O during an early morning workout.

Each time we turn on a faucet, we trust that our drinking water is pure and safe, as we’ve come to expect. But do we really know what’s in our water … and what ‘acceptable’ levels of impurities are allowed? Some of those impurities are called ‘Per-fluorinated and poly-fluorinated substances,’ also known as PFAS. They also have the daunting moniker of ‘forever chemicals.

To learn more about forever chemicals, last December we asked Tim Wheeler, associate editor and senior writer of the Bay Journal, to break it down for us. Plus, we’ ask Will Baker about his four decades leading the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. He stepped down at the end of 2021.

Links: Links: Forever chemicals in MD and PA drinking water, Forever chemicals and fish consumption warning, Contamination at Naval Research Laboratory, Have your water tested.

How many times did you rely on clean water this morning? Did you take a shower or wash your face? Maybe you made coffee or tea &hellip; then brushed your teeth. Perhaps you downed big gulps of H-2-O during an early morning workout.
Each time we turn on a faucet, we trust that our drinking water is pure and safe, as we&rsquo;ve come to expect. But do we really know what&rsquo;s in our water &hellip; and what &lsquo;acceptable&rsquo; levels of impurities are allowed? Some of those impurities are called &lsquo;Per-fluorinated and poly-fluorinated substances,&rsquo; also known as PFAS.&nbsp;They also have the daunting moniker of &lsquo;forever chemicals.
To learn more about forever chemicals, last December we asked Tim Wheeler, associate editor and senior writer of the Bay Journal, to break it down for us. Plus, we&rsquo; ask Will Baker about his four decades leading the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. He stepped down at the end of 2021.
Links: Links:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/forever-chemicals-frequently-found-in-maryland-pennsylvania-drinking-water/article_783a8f0c-1707-11ec-ba7f-9f5e631d39c4.html">Forever chemicals in MD and PA drinking water</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/forever-chemicals-trigger-first-fish-consumption-warning-in-chesapeake-region/article_fdf33986-30e9-11ec-a7eb-e39541d38936.html">Forever chemicals and fish consumption warning</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/forever-chemicals-from-navy-lab-flowing-into-chesapeake-bay/article_2bb30198-041d-11ec-8d03-7fbdc38a88a7.html">Contamination at Naval Research Laboratory,&nbsp;</a><a href="https://extension.umd.edu/resource/water-testing">Have your water tested</a>.

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On The Record is produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.

If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

On The Record&nbsp;is co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and Ashley are excited to share conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved&nbsp;Stoop Storytelling Series!
You'll hear On The Record&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mondays,&nbsp;Wednesdays&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fridays, and the full hour of NPR's&nbsp;Morning Edition&nbsp;on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On The Record is produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.
If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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