[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Newburgh [New York] Offering Blood Tests After Chemical Found In Drinking Water"

[Lenny Siegel]

Newburgh Offering Blood Tests After Chemical Found In Drinking Water

by Scott Rapoport
CBS New York
November 14, 2016 

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of people are being told to get a blood test as a precaution after potentially cancer-causing chemicals were found in the tap water in Newburgh.

New York state officials have launched a comprehensive effort, offering blood tests to each and every one of Newburgh’s 28,000 residents after high levels of PFOs, or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, were found in the city’s drinking water. The chemical is used for firefighting at a nearby Air Force base.

CBS2’s Scott Rapoport talked with some people at the Broadway Coffee Shop in Newburgh. One resident there, Jeanine, said, “Everyone is concerned about their health.”

The chemical worry was the only thing folks are talking about.

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For the entire story, see
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/11/14/newburgh-blood-test-water-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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