[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Rhode Island Is Checking Water for Chemical Contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Rhode Island Is Checking Water for Chemical Contamination
Rhode Island has begun checking water systems for chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide.
       

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Associated Press
August 20, 2017,

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has begun checking water systems for chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide.

The chemicals, called perfluorinated chemicals, have been linked to cancer and other illnesses but currently aren't federally regulated in drinking water. Water has been contaminated near sites of industrial facilities and U.S. military bases.

The state Department of Health and Brown University are partnering to look for perfluorinated chemicals in more than 30 water systems across Rhode Island. The sampling began Wednesday and will continue through at least September.

Health officials said that there are a lot of old manufacturing sites in Rhode Island and factories have been connected to contamination in other states.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rhode-island/articles/2017-08-20/rhode-island-is-checking-water-for-chemical-contamination

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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