PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water: Louisville GenX Spike, Georgia Blood Study and Ohio Cleanup Plans Raise Alarm
A 15-fold spike in GenX, a toxic PFAS chemical, was detected in Louisville’s Ohio River water intake in November 2024, reaching over 50 parts per trillion—five times the EPA’s new limit. Investigators traced the contamination to Chemours’ Washington Works plant in West Virginia, which has repeatedly exceeded discharge limits despite tighter regulations.
