[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Kearsarge middle school stops using its tap water after traces of PFOA found, "North Sutton, " NH

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Kearsarge middle school stops using its tap water after traces of PFOA found

By Damien Fisher 
Manchester Union Leader (NH)
November 21, 2019
 
NORTH SUTTON - Water coming out of the faucet in the Kearsarge Regional Middle School nurse’s office tested positive for elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), prompting a shutdown of all water taps in the school.

“The health and wellness of our students and employees is paramount at the Kearsarge Regional School District,” Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said in a statement released from the district office in New London Tuesday.

Test results from water samples taken last month show that the water in the nurse’s office had 153 parts per trillion of PFOA, while the new state standard for PFOA in drinking water is 12 parts per trillion.

This result comes after the first round of testing at the school as required by the state’s new PFOA standards. It is triggering the district to take immediate steps in the middle school. It has also led to testing, currently underway, at all the other schools in the district.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/pfoa-found-in-kearsarge-school/article_e56b1037-719a-5193-81bb-5df9b2cbca50.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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