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MAP: Where water systems reported PFAS contamination This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s PFAS testing records, as of July 11, 2024. It’s based on boundaries developed by ...
This resulted in a statewide sampling plan in 2013 and 2014 to determine the scope of PFAS contamination throughout the state, specifically around WAFB. As a result, several more contamination sites were found, including a nearby McDonald's store fire that was put out with AFFF firefighting foam. [41] [66] [67]
(The Center Square) – A new position in the Department of Defense may open with the goal of addressing PFAS chemicals contamination in communities near U.S. military sites. U.S. Reps. Dan Kildee ...
PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [245] [246] [247] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [248] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [249]
Previous research has suggested widespread PFAS contamination has been a problem for decades; some recent estimates suggest about 96% of Americans currently have some level of PFAS in their blood.
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is a chemical compound having an eight-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, and thus it is a perfluorosulfonic acid and a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). It is an anthropogenic (man-made) fluorosurfactant, now regarded as a global pollutant.
A plume of PFAS chemicals has contaminated groundwater across the east metro thanks to four 3M dumpsites in Washington County where the company disposed of PFAS manufacturing waste from the 1950s ...
In November 2017, the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) was created to address growing pollution concerns after multiple sites contaminated by PFAS were identified. MPART is a multi-agency team tasked with investigating PFAS contamination sites and sources in the state, protecting drinking water, enhancing interagency communication and ...