[CPEO-BIF] "More reports of PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, " NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Not A Drop Safe to Drink
More reports of PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh


by Mike Shelter
New York League of Conservation Voters
July 8, 2016 

After recent proclamations issued by state officials ensuring Hoosick Falls residents that they have safe, clean drinking water, another source of contamination is raising concern over the validity of that claim. This time, the town of Petersburgh is exhibiting high levels of contamination.

The source of pollution is leakage in dumps, and poses a great threat to the health and safety of groundwater sources. This leakage is assumed to have occurred, leading many to second-guess the testing by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In Hoosick Falls, tests confirmed by the DEC indicate 21,000 parts per trillion (ppt) of PFOA, with 18,000 ppt in the groundwater at the former St.Gobain factory where the pollutant originated.  In Petersburgh, just south of Hoosick Falls, a bright brown liquid was reported to be leaking from a dump into a local stream, with levels of approximately 4,000 ppt of PFOA.

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For the entire blog, see
http://nylcv.org/news/not-drop-safe-drink/


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Lenny Siegel
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