[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Volunteers find PFAS in 2nd location near National Guard base, " VT

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Volunteers find PFAS in 2nd location near National Guard base

By Emma Cotton
Vermont Digger 
December 7, 2021

For the second time in two weeks, a volunteer group has found high levels of toxic chemicals in water bodies near a Vermont National Guard base, this time in a popular recreation area in Winooski. 

The group, called The Vermont PFAS/Military Poisons Coalition, announced Monday that they had found troubling amounts of PFAS, a class of chemicals known to cause harmful health effects, in the Gilbrook Reservoir, which connects to the Winooski River and Lake Champlain. 

Last week, the same group announced that they found evidence of the chemical class in a popular fishing spot in the Winooski River called the “Salmon Hole.” 

Manufacturers often use PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to make nonstick, heat-resistant and water-resistant products. The chemicals take a long time to break down and are often called “forever chemicals” for that reason. 

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For the entire article, see
https://vtdigger.org/2021/12/07/volunteers-find-pfas-in-2nd-location-near-air-national-guard-base/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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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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