Thursday, July 7, 2016

High Levels of PFOA Found in Dumps in Hoosick Falls



PETERSBURGH — The former town dumps in both Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh are leaking dangerously high levels of a toxic chemical directly into local waterways, and have likely been doing so for years, according to test results obtained by POLITICO New York.

The town dump in Hoosick Falls tested positive for PFOA levels of 21,000 parts per trillion, a state Department of Environmental Conservation official confirmed to POLITICO New York. That’s the highest PFOA level ever disclosed in the upstate village, including at the factory that has been deemed responsible for the pollution. There, the groundwater tested at 18,000 parts per trillion.

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Source: Politico and the Empire Report 

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