A recent study found that some beer produced in the U.S. — including in St. Louis — contains PFAS, which are human-made compounds that accumulate in the human body and don't easily degrade. Studies have indicated the presence of PFAS in St. Louis-area water.

St. Louis is a city known for its beer.

A recent study indicates that some of the beer produced in the United States — including in St. Louis — contains polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals."

The study, titled "Hold My Beer," was led by Jennifer Hoponick Redmon at research institute RTI International.

"We, essentially, were wondering whether the PFAS' presence in municipal drinking water at brewing locations influenced what was in the final beer that consumers were drinking," Redmo

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