After losing several friends and relatives to cancer, a humble insurance broker from Hoosick Falls, New York, began in 2014 to suspect that his water supply was contaminated.
When he tested tap water, he discovered dangerous levels of PFAS compounds, persistent chemicals that do not break down and are linked to a wide range of diseases. This set off a chain of events that revealed to billions of people around the world that their drinking water was contaminated, including in Germany.A fascinating investigation reveals a decades-long campaign by the chemical industry to hide the dangers of harmful chemicals. Investigative journalist Maria Blake tells the story from the perspective of a small town on the front line of a massive public health crisis.
