In the firefighting field, by utilizing AFFFs, PFAS can also be spread to groundwater and soil. During the 1970s, the Department of Defense began to use these firefighting foams to put out fuel ...

PFAS and nitrates were among the concerns as the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board got an update on challenges for drinking water in the state. At a recent meeting, the board heard from Steve Elmore, ...

Samples of groundwater from the Scott’s Pointe amusement park site in Calverton tested positive for low levels of PFAS and negative for other harmful pollutants, according to test results recently ...

Before then, the volcano's most recent major eruptions were in 2016, 2014, 2007 and 2003. In the past, researchers also sighted ephemeral islands up to half a mile (1 km) wide being birthed by the ...

THE NEW PLANT WILL ALSO ADDRESS EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS - SUCH AS PFAS...ALSO KNOWN AS FOREVER CHEMICALS ... the initiative aims to reduce reliance on groundwater.Effingham County Board of ...

According to town officials, the test results show the polyfluorinated alkyl compound (PFAS) levels in the town’s water are compliant with all federal and state drinking water regulations.

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Residents of a small New Jersey town have had their taps turned off after toxic pollution was discovered in their groundwater. The situation has ... a family of chemicals better known as PFAS — have ...

Because of that, Michigan's PFAS limits for drinking water and groundwater remain in place pending an appeal to the state Supreme Court. The rules outlined the costs of sampling, monitoring and ...

The PFAS also seep into our groundwater, making them unavoidable. Dupont points to studies that show that even very small amounts of the compounds can negatively impact liver function and how our ...

Cadillac Advocates for Clean Water are trying to piece together how the city of Cadillac has found itself with an emerging PFAS or forever chemical situation. The grassroots organization was ...

The state Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 91 and ban perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from firefighting foam used on the ground by firefighters. A ...