[CPEO-BIF] " 100 Private Wells To Be Tested After 1, 4-Dioxane Found In Groundwater Near Water Gremlin, " White Bean, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

MDH: 100 Private Wells To Be Tested After 1,4-Dioxane Found In Groundwater Near Water Gremlin


WCCO TV-4 News (MN)
May 21, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says approximately 100 residents living near the Water Gremlin facility in White Bear Township will need their private wells tested for a potentially-harmful chemical. 

According to the MDH, the chemical 1,4-dioxane was detected in the shallow groundwater on Water Gremlin’s property at concentrations greater than MDH’s water guidance value.

MDH collected water samples from 11 private wells in late January and early February. Three for those 11 wells had low, but detectable levels of the chemical. 

“The concentrations found were between 0.06 and 0.12 parts per billion (ppb), significantly less than the 1 ppb health-based drinking water guidance value,” MDH said.

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For the entire article, see
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/21/mdh-100-private-wells-to-be-tested-after-14-dioxane-found-in-groundwater-near-water-gremlin/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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