{"id":668,"date":"2020-12-01T17:48:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/?p=668"},"modified":"2020-12-15T19:15:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:15:10","slug":"public-begs-for-pfas-cleanup-feds-announce-interim-strategy-for-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/2020\/12\/01\/public-begs-for-pfas-cleanup-feds-announce-interim-strategy-for-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Public begs for PFAS cleanup, feds announce \u2018interim strategy\u2019 for monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/white_nmpbs_logo_NO_TM-1-1024x576-copy-1.png\" alt=\"NMPBS Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"59\" width=\"231\" title=\"NMPBS Logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/topic\/local-journalism\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/frontline3.png\" alt=\"Frontline Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"51\" width=\"160\" title=\"Frontline Logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/stories\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StoriesCircle.jpg\" alt=\"Stories Circle\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"Stories Circle\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/stories\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stories<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/timeline\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TimelineCircle.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Circle\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"Timeline Circle\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/timeline\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timeline<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/map\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PFASMapCircle.jpg\" alt=\"PFAS Map Circle\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"PFAS Map Circle\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/map\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFAS Map<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/pfas-faq\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PFASFAQCircle.jpg\" alt=\"PFAS FAQ Circle\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"PFAS FAQ Circle\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/pfas-faq\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFAS FAQ<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n<h1>\n\t\t Public begs for PFAS cleanup, feds announce \u2018interim strategy\u2019 for monitoring  \n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Laura Paskus<\/p>\n<p><em>December 1, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\t<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2020-11\/documents\/pfas_npdes_interim_strategy_november_2020_signed.pdf\">an interim strategy<\/a> last week for some states and territories to address contamination from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. According to the recommendations, states like New Mexico can consider requiring monitoring for PFAS when granting wastewater discharge permits to military facilities or companies where PFAS are expected to be present.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations are part of the EPA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/epas-pfas-action-plan\">\u201cPFAS Action Plan,\u201d<\/a> which has yet to set drinking water standards for PFAS. Such federal standards would allow states to require that companies or federal installations clean up PFAS that pollutes drinking water.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michigan residents are waiting to hear back from the Air Force after sending a letter about their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iosconews.com\/news\/article_3ea0f170-2e76-11eb-88cc-5f94bca7b2ab.html\">concerns over PFAS contamination from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda<\/a>. In the <i>Iosco County News-Herald<\/i>, Jenny Haglund reports: \u201c[Need Our Water] Co-Lead Cathy Wusterbarth said the communication was also sent to the state, and it involves a request for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) to hold the USAF accountable for all known contamination plumes \u2013 not just those on the conceptual maps. \u2018We\u2019re noticing a difference there, and we\u2019re asking that those entities make sure the plumes are defined accurately.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The<i> Dayton Daily News<\/i> reports that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/news\/health-department-residents-near-aullwood-should-test-their-wells\/DZMBPOQH4FDIDC6JNSAUCWVR6Y\/\">Ohio Department of Health and county officials have notified 180 homeowners they should test their private wells for PFAS<\/a> after the toxic compounds were found in local drinking water. Ismail Turay, Jr. reports that the extent and source of the pollution is unknown. In a separate story, Turay reports that while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/news\/residents-choice-pay-for-testing-or-go-straight-to-filtration-systems\/VQNHKUM4YFEDNPMROWXAWTLZKY\/\">state will cover the cost for some of the private well tests, it\u2019s not clear if the state will also pay for treatment<\/a> if well owners find PFAS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In East St. Louis, residents want to know if the Veolia Environmental Services incinerator will burn aqueous film forming foams that contain PFAS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnd.com\/news\/local\/article247127734.html\">Eric Schmid of St. Louis Public Radio reports<\/a>: \u201cThe Veolia incinerator is listed as one of eight sites authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense to dispose of the substance, according to a lawsuit filed in February. The United Congregations of Metro East, the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations are suing the Department of Defense to block the disposal pending an environmental review.\u201d A study released earlier this year indicated that incineration, even at high temperatures, <a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/environment\/persistent-pollutants\/Incincerators-spread-break-down-PFAS\/98\/web\/2020\/04\">doesn\u2019t break down PFAS but instead redistributes the persistent compounds and \u201cspreads them into surrounding areas.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troyrecord.com\/news\/bill-signing-to-ban-burning-of-afff-firefighting-foam-with-pfas-chemicals-in-cohoes\/article_86e55836-2e85-11eb-b47a-f3e8b159f4a3.html\">bill prohibiting aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) that contain PFAS from being burned at a hazardous waste incinerator in the City of Cohoes<\/a>. According to a story in the <i>Troy Record<\/i>: \u201cThe hazardous waste incinerator is located near a public housing complex in the city, along with being in a DEC designated environmental justice zone. Norlite signed a five-year contract with the United States Department of Defense to incinerate AFFF. In 2018 and 2019, Norlite burned two million pounds of AFFF in its Cohoes facility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A recent story in <i>Consumer Reports<\/i> reveals not only how companies might downplay or obscure how chemicals harm workers\u2014but also how replacement compounds might be just as problematic as PFAS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, Solvay Specialty Polymers has been manufacturing compounds used in place of perfluorononanoic acid or PFNA, a type of PFAS.\u00a0 State regulators have been casting a wary eye at the company as the \u201csubstitute PFAS\u201d\u2014chloroperfluoropolyether carboxylates, or ClPFPECAs\u2014have been found in nearby soils and waters. Recently, the state sued the company, alleging that the chemicals have polluted water for more than 20 years, and speculating that the replacements might be even more dangerous than PFNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to <i>Consumer Reports<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/toxic-chemicals-substances\/solvay-workers-found-to-have-unregulated-pfas-in-their-blood-documents-show\/\">the company has known for at least 15 years that the chemicals can harm workers.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his story, Ryan Felton explains that earlier this year, he filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for toxicology reports Solvay had filed with the agency about ClPFPECAs. In response, the EPA gave him nine studies dating from 1998 through 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the story:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an October 1998 acute toxicity experiment, rats were given varying amounts of one ClPFPECA and observed for 14 days. Two Solvay officials, whose names were redacted, wrote in the study\u2019s conclusion that the ClPFPECA compound \u201cinduced delayed toxicity (liver and intestine were mainly involved) in animals given the higher doses.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liver issues were identified again in 2005, when Solvay launched a separate four-week study on a different ClPFPECA, choosing again to administer the compound orally \u201cas it is a possible exposure of the test item to man.\u201d Lab rats were given three different doses of the compound daily, and found signs of toxic effects at the two higher levels.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings in the liver, observed at all the doses, were a clear indication of a toxic effect of the test item to this organ,\u201d the study said. The highest doses were also linked to decreased size of the thymus gland.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Solvay notified the EPA about the study, which found liver issues occurred at all three levels administered. The study \u201cshould have raised major red flags at EPA,\u201d says the [Environmental Working Group\u2019s David] Andrews, citing the bioaccumulation and \u201clack of an identified dose level that did not cause harm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wltribune.com\/opinion\/forest-ink-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-forever-chemicals\/\">Lastly, the <i>Williams Lake Tribune<\/i> in Canada looks at \u201cthe good, bad and ugly of forever chemicals.\u201d<\/a> Compared with more than 700 possibly contaminated military bases in the United States, the Canadian Department of Defense says there are 26 military properties in Canada with confirmed or suspected PFAS contamination. And a 2018 study showed that between 152 and 420 airports in Canada might have polluted local waters with PFAS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<p>If you\u2019ve been affected by PFAS contamination in your community here in New Mexico, call our tip line at (505) 433-7242. To read more coverage of PFAS in New Mexico visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cGroundwater War: New Mexico\u2019s Toxic Threat,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which includes\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">timeline of events<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/pfas-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studies on PFAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/groundwater-war\/stories\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore Stories\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Public begs for PFAS cleanup, feds announce \u2018interim strategy\u2019 for monitoring Laura Paskus December 1, 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an interim strategy last week for some states and territories to address contamination from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 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