[CPEO-MEF] "Ivyland woman sues Navy after finding high PFOA blood, " Bucks County, PA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ivyland woman sues Navy after finding high PFOA blood 

By Kyle Bagenstose
Intelligencer (PA)
January 12, 2017

For the first time, public information reveals how much of the toxic, unregulated chemical PFOA has made its way into the blood of a local resident.

According to a lawsuit filed last month, Dorothy Palmer, of Ivyland, has 31 parts per billion (ppb) in her blood, a level approximately 15 times the national average. The amount is also higher than typical levels found in other highly contaminated communities across the country.

The information was included in the lawsuit filed on behalf of Palmer and her son, George Palmer, in late December in Bucks County Court. The suit alleges the Navy improperly disposed of PFOA and PFOS during its operation of the now-shuttered Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.theintell.com/news/horsham-pfos/ivyland-woman-sues-navy-after-finding-high-pfoa-blood-level/article_83b1fada-d8e8-11e6-b2c4-7f62537e561a.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
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