[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Filtration system planned near Fort Devens (MA)
Lenny Siegel
lsiegel at cpeo.org
Wed Mar 27 15:17:59 PDT 2019
Cleanup of PFAS chemicals in drinking water underway in wells near Fort Devens
Boston 25 News (MA)
March 15, 2019
AYER, Mass. - The U.S. Army has committed to cleaning up PFAS chemicals in drinking water in wells near Fort Devens.
An environmental group says it all started when a whistleblower sent them documents showing how serious the contamination was.
The drinking water in Ayer is already being treated for iron and manganese. Pretty soon they'll be getting a $4.5 million dollar filtration system to filter out the emerging contaminant known as PFAS. A big price tag for a small town.
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For the entire article, see
https://www.boston25news.com/news/cleanup-of-pfas-chemicals-in-drinking-water-underway-in-wells-near-fort-devens/931062190
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