[CPEO-BIF] "EGLE confirms PFAS pollution at South Haven (Michigan) former nickel plating facility"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EGLE confirms PFAS pollution at South Haven former nickel plating facility

By Karie Herringa
Fox  17 News (Western Michigan)
January 18, 2023

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — Michigan officials have discovered elevated levels of PFAS pollution at the former site of a nickel plating facility in South Haven.

In October of 2022, the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team tested 11 groundwater samples and one surface water sample at the former Four Star property. The testing came after officials from EGLE evaluated the property in June 2022 as part of a pilot study to reduce the number of locations where the risk of PFAS contamination hadn’t been determined.

The results of the testing were received on November 15, 2022. EGLE says eight of the 11 groundwater samples exceeded the safety criteria, with the highest result being 3,100 parts per trillion PFOS, compared to 16 parts per trillion.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/egle-confirms-pfas-pollution-at-south-haven-former-nickel-plating-facility

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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