[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison [WI] wells"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Widely used chemicals detected in two Madison wells
Perfluorinated compounds aren't regulated in drinking water, but they are causing concern across the country. 

Madison Water Utility
July 27, 2018

In 2015, Madison Water Utility tested all 22 of its wells twice for a class of unregulated chemicals known as perfluorinated compounds. Widely used in firefighting foams, non-stick cookware, food packaging, and stain- and water-resistant fabrics, the compounds have recently come under scrutiny because of potential health impacts.

“One of the reasons they’re so concerning is that we’re finding them everywhere,” says UW Madison aquatic chemist Dr. Christy Remucal. “They’re really, really hard to degrade, they’re very persistent in the environment, and they build up in the body.”

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Grande says you don’t have to look far to find potential sources of perfluorinated compounds at Well 15. Truax airfield sits less than a mile away, along with two burn pits and an old landfill. After Madison Water Utility shared its test results with the DNR, the utility was notified that contamination had been found at the Air National Guard base.

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For the entire report, see
https://www.cityofmadison.com/water/insidemwu/widely-used-chemicals-detected-in-two-madison-wells

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