[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Colorado intensifies efforts against 'forever chemicals' in water supplies"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Colorado intensifies efforts against 'forever chemicals' in water supplies

By JERD SMITH 
Fresh Water News
November 29, 2021

This fall Colorado has launched two new programs, one aimed at removing firefighting foam containing so-called “forever chemicals” from fire departments, military bases and other properties and an emergency grant program aimed at helping communities where the chemicals have appeared in drinking water.

The chemicals, known broadly as PFAS or poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances, have long lifespans and have been linked to certain cancers. Contained in such common substances as Teflon and Scotchguard, they are also widely used to fight fires, particularly those involving jet fuel.

“We’re learning more every day about PFAS and its exposure in our environment,” said Erin Garcia, a spokeswoman with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

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For the entire article, see
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/energy-and-environment/colorado-intensifies-efforts-against-forever-chemicals-in-water-supplies/article_643c34ff-3b4a-5c8a-9940-76ca19a688f8.html
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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