[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "High levels of PFAS confirmed in blood tests of Newburgh [NY] water customers"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

High levels of PFAS confirmed in blood tests of Newburgh water customers

By Ben Nandy 
Spectrum News 1 (Albany, NY)
June 4, 2021

Chuck and Nancy Thomas are two of 59 Newburgh area residents whose blood was tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for five types of ‘PFAS’ chemicals.
The results are back.

While Chuck Thomas has somewhat elevated PFAS levels in his body, his wife's levels were much higher.

Chuck Thomas said Friday afternoon, though, he is still disappointed with the U.S. military, who apparently caused contamination of the area’s water source.
He is pleased the CDC is finally beginning to release information the community has waited for years to obtain.

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For the entire story, see
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2021/06/04/high-pfas-levels-confirmed-in-blood-tests-of-water-customers

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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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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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