[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Private wells near Pease [Air Force Base, NH] test negative for contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Private wells near Pease test negative for contamination

By Jeff McMenemy
Seacoast Online (NH)
October 8. 2014

PORTSMOUTH - Water samples taken from seven private wells located  
near the Pease International Tradeport have tested below the  
Environmental Protection Agency’s provisional health advisory levels  
for perfluorinated compounds, according to a press release from the  
U.S. Air Force.

The news comes about two weeks after Air Force testing on a private  
well in Newington concluded that it had perfluorinated compounds -  
which the Environmental Protection Agency has classified as a  
contaminant of emerging concern - above the provisional health  
advisory levels.

The compounds, commonly called PFCs, are a family of chemicals used  
in industrial and commercial items, including electronics, fabrics,  
and non-stick cookware.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20141008/NEWS/141009238

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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