[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "pollution at closed Riverhead landfill [NY] is 10x state limit"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Groundwater pollution at closed Riverhead landfill is 10x state limit, investigation finds
State survey of inactive landfill sites found PFOA at 110 ppt, PFOS at 49 ppt in groundwater below Riverhead's closed landfill — New York State limit is 10 parts per trillion

By Denise Civiletti
Riverhead Local (NY)
September 21, 2021

Chemical contaminants known to have a wide range of health risks have been detected at the Riverhead landfill site on Youngs Avenue at levels up to more than 10 times the state drinking water standard, prompting an investigation by environmental and health officials into potential contamination of nearby private wells.

Sampling at existing monitoring wells at the Riverhead landfill, which closed in 1993, showed maximum concentrations of 110 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluoroctanoic acid (PFOA) and 49 ppt for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said. Under new drinking water standards adopted by the state last year, the maximum level for both contaminants is 10 ppt.

In light of these findings, offsite drinking water wells downgradient of the landfill — that is, northeast of the site — will be tested for PFAS, according to the DEC, which has so far identified 15 private wells at risk. These wells will be sampled by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, according to the DEC.

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For the entire article, see
https://riverheadlocal.com/2021/09/21/groundwater-pollution-at-closed-riverhead-landfill-is-10x-state-limit-investigation-finds/

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