Cancer-causing ‘Erin Brockovich’ chemical found in 200 million Americans’ tap water

Julia Roberts fans will find this hard to swallow — the cancer-causing chemical that her “Erin Brockovich” character battled is in 218 million Americans’ tap water. The real-life Brockovich famously confronted a power company that polluted Hinckley, California, taps with chromium-6 almost 25 years ago. The agent also said hexavalent chromium is produced by industrial

Q&A: How to avoid ‘Teflon’ chemicals in your water – and elsewhere

Written by Kathleen O’Brien | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com With news that New Jersey is second among the top 13 states where tap water may be contaminated by so-called “Teflon” chemical compounds has people asking how they can protect themselves.  The chemicals, called PFASs, are suspected of causing testicular and kidney cancer, along with throwing