| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:43:01 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "People are buying houses in NC unaware of 'forever chemicals' in their well water" |
People are buying houses in NC unaware of ‘forever chemicals’ in their well water BY GREG BARNES NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS JANUARY 6, 2020 No one told Army veteran Carter Bryant about groundwater contamination near the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant when he bought a home there in July. Bryant said he knew almost nothing about GenX and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — before he and his family moved in. About two months later, Bryant said, he received a notice from Chemours stating that contaminants in his home’s well water exceed the level North Carolina considers safe to drink. … For the entire article, see https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238996868.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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