[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Pennsylvania drinking water sampling

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

PFAS drinking water contamination not widespread, PA says after early testing

ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DECEMBER 5, 2019 


Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that a first round of testing drinking water samples in Pennsylvania for the toxic chemicals known as PFAS does not indicate widespread contamination.

In a statement, Wolf's administration said one of 96 sites sampled in the first round tested above the federal health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion for two PFAS chemicals. The chemicals are used in products like nonstick cookware, carpets, firefighting foam and fast-food wrappers.

The administration says that lone site is a manufacturer of electrical resistor components in Centre County.

Statewide, the administration said PFAS chemicals were not detected in two-thirds of the sites sampled. The remaining sites showed concentrations well below the federal health advisory level, it said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-drinking-water-pfas-20191205-gj4nacozz5arhk6sl4h26dkddu-story.html

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