[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Navy knew of toxic PFAS chemicals in groundwater at Grumman ‘fence line’ in 2016," Calverton, NY

[Lenny Siegel]

Newly released data disclose Navy knew of toxic PFAS chemicals in groundwater at Grumman ‘fence line’ in 2016

By Denise Civiletti 
Riverhead Local (NY)
November 21, 2020

Data released by the Navy this week for the first time show significant detections of toxic PFAS chemicals at the southern border of the former aerospace manufacturing site.

Detection of the chemicals at the southern boundary of the site is significant, because it supports the position of elected officials, environmental advocates and community members that the chemicals could migrate offsite and pose a risk to private drinking water wells in the area and the Peconic River.

The Navy had not previously disclosed the data on PFAS chemicals in samples taken at the fence line system dating back to December 2017 — and in one instance, September 2016. 

A Navy representative at an April 17, 2018 community meeting did reference sampling for PFAS at the fence line in the months prior to the meeting but did not provide the test results data.

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For the entire article, see
https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/11/21/newly-released-data-disclose-navy-knew-of-toxic-pfas-chemicals-in-groundwater-at-grumman-fence-line-in-2016/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel at cpeo.org
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