[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Ohio sampling

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ohio EPA: Trumbull drinking water has small amounts of toxic 'forever chemicals'
PFAS are called 'forever chemicals' because they don't break down naturally. They're found in common household items like nonstick cookware and microwave popcorn.
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By Justin Dennis
Mahoning Matters
June 6, 2021

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Following reports that toxic “forever chemicals” were found in about one-third of water samples taken across Pennsylvania since mid-2019, Mahoning Matters’ review of Ohio testing efforts found small amounts of contamination in southern Trumbull County.

About one-third of the 412 Pennsylvania sites sampled were found to be contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, the Associated Press reported on Friday. Of those positive detections, only two were above the U.S. EPA’s health advisory limit, which is 70 parts per trillion, or PPT.

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Gov. Mike DeWine in 2019 called for PFAS testing in public drinking water systems across the state. The testing of about 1,550 sites, completed late last year, found detectable levels of PFAS at 6 percent of those sites — about 90. Today, there are about 60 sites with detectable levels of PFAS, mostly along the state’s southwestern and southeastern borders, but also including two in Trumbull County.

Statewide, analysis found PFAS above the EPA’s limit in samples at just two sites, one of which has since been remediated, according to the Ohio EPA. View the full map of test results here.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.mahoningmatters.com/local-news/ohio-epa-trumbull-drinking-water-has-small-amounts-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-3846909

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Lenny Siegel
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