[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Alaska "Proposes Groundwater-contamination Cleanup Levels for PFAS-related Substances"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State Proposes Groundwater-contamination Cleanup Levels for PFAS-related Substances 

By TIM ELLIS 
KUAC FM Public Radio  (Fairbanks, AK)
October  11, 2018 

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed regulating a group of flourinated chemicals collectively known as PFAS, including some that have infiltrated groundwater in the Fairbanks area. DEC proposes to set a cleanup level for groundwater contaminated with the chemicals.

DEC is proposing to adopt a standard for five PFAS-related chemical compounds that would require groundwater contaminated with the chemicals to be cleaned up to a level of no more than 70 parts per trillion. The agency also proposes a less-stringent standard for a sixth related chemical.

DEC’s Sally Schlicting says the proposals follow an initial set of guidelines for two of the chemicals that the agency issued in 2016.

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For the entire story, see
http://fm.kuac.org/post/state-proposes-groundwater-contamination-cleanup-levels-pfas-related-substances

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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