[CPEO-BIF] "Michigan, plastics company reach PFAS settlement, " Fowlerville, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Michigan, plastics company reach PFAS settlement
 
By Bruce Walker 
The Center Square
January 30, 2023 

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc., has signed a consent decree with the Michigan attorney general’s office.

The Monday announcement outlines what is required of Asahi to remediate soil, groundwater, and surface water exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl contamination at the company’s former Brighton site. The decree was filed with the Livingston County Circuit Court.

PFAS, an acronym for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time. Studies vary on their harmful effects; more is known about their impact on animals than on humans. PFAS, the Environmental Protection Agency says, “are found in water, air, fish, and soil at locations across the nation” and throughout the world.

According to the decree, Asahi, located in Fowlerville, will conduct and pay for investigations and remediation of its former facility on Whitmore Lake Road. All preliminary and necessary remediation efforts are required to be approved by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.  Public comments will be required for work plans deemed of “significant public interest.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.iosconews.com/news/state/article_85c38167-88b7-5bf5-8742-71f6e1f0f69c.html

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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