[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "PFAS chemicals found in a third of [Pennsylvania's] water samples"

[Lenny Siegel]

PFAS chemicals found in a third of water samples, state says

Associated press
June 5, 2021


HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said the results of a statewide sampling program does not indicate widespread contamination of drinking water supplies by a class of highly toxic chemicals used in products like nonstick cookware, carpets, firefighting foam and fast-food wrappers.

Of more than 400 sites tested across Pennsylvania, about one-third were found to contain one of the chemicals, according to results posted online Thursday by the Department of Environmental Protection.

The sites with positive tests were located in more than two dozen counties.

Two of the results were above the federal government’s health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion for the combined concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2021/06/pfas-chemicals-found-in-a-third-of-water-samples-state-says/

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Lenny Siegel
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