Residents of Fairbanks are rightfully concerned about PFAS contamination in our drinking water. PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are contaminating our public water supply according to data from the Golden Heart/College Utilities 2025 Water Quality Report.

There is no safe level of exposure to PFAS as concluded in a 2024 scientific assessment by EPA. Exposures to these chemicals at exceptionally low levels are associated with adverse health effects including infertility, preeclampsia, low infant birth weight, thyroid disease, Type II diabetes, neurocognitive impairment in children (decreased IQ), immune system suppression, and certain cancers including kidney and testicular cancers. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of more than 15,000 widely used toxic chemica

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