PFAS Forever-Chemical Drinking Water Contamination in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland: Attorney911 Pursues the Chemical Manufacturers Behind These Persistent Bioaccumulative Compounds and the Industrial Facilities Along the I-270 Corridor Where PFAS May Have Entered Community Water Supplies, PFAS Does Not Break Down in the Human Body and Contamination May Have Gone Undetected for Years, We Preserve WSSC Water Sampling Data and Secure Blood Serum Testing Before Body Burden Levels Decline, EPA Rollbacks on Several PFAS Drinking Water Standards Make Common-Law Accountability More Critical, Maryland’s Statute of Limitations Runs From Discovery of the Contamination, Lupe Peña the Former Insurance-Defense Insider, Ralph Manginello’s 27+ Years of Federal-Court Trial Practice, Avvo “Excellent” 8.2 Rating, the Firm Has Recovered $50M+ for Injury Victims — Free 24/7 Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win, Hablamos Español, 1-888-ATTY-911
PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Gaithersburg Drinking Water: What Maryland Residents Need to Know About Their Legal Rights You just heard that the water coming out of your kitchen faucet in Gaithersburg has PFAS in it. Maybe you saw the news. Maybe you got a notice. Maybe a neighbor told you. And now you are standing in your kitchen, looking at the glass your child drank from this morning, wondering what “forever chemicals” means for your family — and whether anyone is going to answer for it. We are going to tell you everything we know about what happened, what it means for your health, what Maryland law allows you to do about it, and what you should do right now. Not in jargon — in plain English, the way we would explain it to you if you were sitting across our desk. Here is the first thing you need to hear: your concern is legitimate. PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are not a hypothetical risk. The federal government’s own health goal for two of these chemicals in drinking water is zero. Not a small number. Zero. The Environmental Protection Agency determined there is no level of PFOA or…