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A new Colorado law aims to make products that contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to human health.
The more humans are exposed to PFAS , the more they can build up in the body.
The EPA set new legal limits this spring on PFAS in drinking water.
Colorado is one of 28 states to adopt policies on the chemicals, advocacy group Safer States says.
The American Chemistry Council took a "neutral" position on the bill at the state capitol in the spring .
28 states have enacted some type of PFAS legislation with the vast majority choosing an approach to focus on environmental standards for specific PFAS uses.
The Department of Defense has said that losing access to PFAS "would greatly impact national security".
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