[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "High levels of 'forever chemicals' found in water south of the Fort McCoy military base"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

High levels of 'forever chemicals' found in water south of the Fort McCoy military base

By Laura Schulte
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)
June 9, 2022

State officials are asking anglers to reduce consumption of certain species of fish harvested from a pond near the Fort McCoy military base because of high levels of PFAS, the latest example of the chemicals being detected in Wisconsin waterways. 

The Department of Natural Resources found the chemicals in bluegill, crappies, largemouth bass and northern pike caught in the pond. The agency recommended limiting the consumption of bluegill to no more than once a week, and the consumption of crappies, bass and pike to no more than one meal a month.

Angelo Pond, located just southwest from Fort McCoy in Sparta, is a 53-acre impoundment of the La Crosse River. Sampling in the area will continue, the DNR said in a Wednesday release, in conjunction with Fort McCoy. 

Fort McCoy has been testing all the drinking water wells on the base on a three-year basis, said Tonya Townsell, the Fort McCoy public affairs officer. The base is working to determine the extent of contamination at Fort McCoy and hopes to sign a contract for a study this summer, Townsell said.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/06/09/pfas-found-angelo-pond-near-fort-mccoy-military-base-wisconsin/7555914001/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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