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In Pittsboro, there have been three occasions since July 2023 where a “slug” of 1,4-dioxane emanated from a chemical company in Burlington, passed through a wastewater treatment plant and ...
By doing that, Sanford and Seminole County lowered 1,4-dioxane levels in drinking water to about half of the state and federal advisory level – 0.35 parts of the chemical in 1 billion parts of ...
Water samples collected by Pittsboro officials Friday morning show that a slug of 1,4-dioxane is just beginning to reach the town’s drinking water intake on the Haw River.
Levels of 1,4-dioxane exceeding 85 ppm (~0.01%wt) in children's shampoos indicate that close monitoring of raw materials and finished products is warranted. [28] While the FDA encourages manufacturers to remove 1,4-dioxane, it is not required by federal law. [29] On 9 December 2019, New York passed a bill to ban the sale of cosmetics with more ...
Pittsboro detected a spike of 1,4-dioxane on July 24, albeit at levels below the EPA’s health advisory. By July 27, town officials were no longer detecting the chemical in their drinking water.
1,4-dioxane is a recently identified contaminant of concern. The regulatory criteria for 1,4-dioxane is constantly changing as more is learned about this contaminant. 1,4-dioxane has a high solubility in water and a low Henry's Law constant which combine to present complex challenges associated with remediation.
Pittsboro says residents with health conditions should drink bottled water, asks for limited water use so it can limit intake from the Haw River. Pittsboro warns residents that 1,4-dioxane could ...
In the United Kingdom, the environmental regulator permits only chemical additives which are classed as non hazardous to groundwater for fracturing fluids. [3] [4] [5] Operators are required to disclose the content of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the relevant environment agency [6] while the composition must be disclosed if the regulator demands it. [7]