Maria Powell 22 Jan 2021 Madison Environmental Justice Organization Original Article: Oops! We poisoned the “Giants Among Us”–our lakes “Today the Wisconsin State Journal reported that the highly toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) were found in all the Yahara Lakes–dubbed “Giants Among Us” in a summer 2018 newspaper series by Steve Verburg. Results for […]
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Fort Ord, Closed for Years, High Levels of Toxic Chemicals Remain for Local Residents
Military Poisons | 27 April 2020 Original Article “The Army has revealed that two highly toxic chemicals, PFOS and PFOA were recently found in the groundwater at the old Fort Ord, near Salinas, California at 560 parts per trillion, (ppt), which is 8 times higher than the EPA’s advisory level of 70 ppt. The […]
Low levels of hazardous PFAS compounds detected in four more Madison wells
Wisconsin State Journal | Oct 17, 2019 | Howard Hardee “The Madison Water Utility has found trace or low levels of harmful pollutants known as PFAS in four seasonal wells used during high-demand months in the summer and early fall. Of the four wells, the highest levels were detected in a rarely used well on […]