In this chronically struggling city along the Hudson River, residents
beset by poverty, high crime and boarded-up homes now have an entirely
new worry — that their tap water may have exposed them to a chemical
linked to cancer.
State officials recently launched an ambitious effort to offer blood tests to Newburgh's 28,000 residents after the chemical PFOS — used for years in firefighting foam at the nearby military air base — was found in the city's drinking water reservoir at levels exceeding federal guidelines.
"The fact that I've been drinking that water for years, and my daughter's been drinking and bathing in it, that's shocking to me," says Stuart Sachs, an artist who moved here from Brooklyn 14 years ago. "My daughter is 11. What diseases is she going to have to look forward to? It's scary."
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Source: The Herald
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