[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Devens [MA] PFAS plumes moving toward Harvard; Army installs monitoring wells"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Devens PFAS plumes moving toward Harvard; Army installs monitoring wells

BY JOAN ELIYESIL
Harvard Press (MA)
September 20, 2024
  

The former Fort Devens Restoration Advisory Board met Sept. 12 to give an update on the Army’s investigation of the source and extent of two “plumes” emanating from three known sites near Barnum Road contaminated with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Tests show both plumes moving toward Cold Spring Brook and the northwest section of Harvard. In 2019, Army tests on private wells in that part of Harvard showed PFAS in 45 locations.

Surveys to profile the underground aquifers in and around the contamination site area were conducted last spring. Monitoring wells are currently being installed, including three in the Blanchard Road area in Harvard, and two on the eastern side of Cold Spring Brook.

All the wells are expected to be installed by early November and groundwater sampling will begin. Surface water and sediment testing in Cold Spring Brook will also be conducted this fall. Work will continue until Thanksgiving.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.harvardpress.com/News/News-Articles/devens-pfas-plumes-moving-toward-harvard-army-installs-monitoring-wells

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Lenny Siegel
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