[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Wisconsin Takes Another Step To Drive Down PFAS Contamination "

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wisconsin Takes Another Step To Drive Down PFAS Contamination 

By SUSAN BENCE 
WUWM Public Radio (Milwaukee, WI)
January 23, 2020

A family of man-made chemicals that can contaminate water, called PFAS, has been front and center in the news, across the United States and in Wisconsin.

On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Legislature said yes to a first step in limiting the use of the most visible source of PFAS contamination – firefighting foams. Then on Wednesday, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board took up a proposal to regulate PFAS and other chemicals that can contaminate groundwater.

Jim Zellmer, deputy administrator in the Department of Natural Resources, set the stage for the discussion: "This will include 16 new substances, including 11 pesticides, two metals, one bacteria and two PFAS – specifically the PFOA and PFOS.”

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wuwm.com/post/wisconsin-takes-another-step-drive-down-pfas-contamination#stream/0







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Lenny Siegel
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