WILMINGTON — The presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has spiked in the region’s drinking water supply. GenX chemical structure The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority said Friday that the latest results from its weekly monitoring of water drawn from Cape Fear River for the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant show…
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PFAS in Town’s Water Likely Firefighting Foam
…that firefighting foam is the source of this contamination without doing some additional analysis by high-resolution mass spectrometry,” Ferguson told meeting attendees via Skype, adding that such analysis was happening. Ferguson said the compounds detected did not include GenX but were “legacy compounds” and that analysis completed could not determine…
Senate Budget Puts Tighter Hold on DEQ
…study, which includes testing of all of the state’s public water supplies for GenX and other emerging contaminants. A DEQ representative said the Senate is ignoring pressing needs to improve environmental and public health protections. “Budget are about priorities,” DEQ spokesperson Sharon Martin said in a response to Coastal Review…
House Budget Funds Recovery, Resilience
…Creek facility in Raleigh. DEQ’s lab request was fully funded, but an additional $6 million and 37 positions requested to handle the growing volume of work on GenX and other emerging contaminants was trimmed to $600,000 and seven new positions. DEQ spokesperson Megan Thorpe said this week that the funding…
DEQ Orders New Sampling for Contaminants
…plant. The state Department of Environmental Quality said the inflow sampling effort is part of an ongoing management strategy to address the presence of compounds similar to GenX in surface water and bio-solids. DEQ’s Division of Water Resources notified 25 operators of pretreatment facilities, including the Cape Fear Public Utility…
Health, Environment Central In Cooper’s Plan
…for more space, better ventilation and infrastructure upgrades in light of the increasing demands for testing and monitoring. Along with the improvements for Reedy Creek, the governor wants to put $12.5 million toward new equipment, additional personnel and a mobile testing lab for analysis of emerging compounds such as GenX…
EJ Board Gives Voice to Poor Neighborhoods
…a dozen speakers stood up, most praising the board for its work and expressing deep concerns about GenX or coal ash. Frank Holleman, senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Chapel Hill office, urged the board to voice objection to Duke Energy’s plans to excavate coal ash pits from…
Health, Environment in NC Forum Planned
…and Health Outcomes in North Carolina Communities Located in Close Proximity to Hog CAFOs; The Impact of Coal-Powered Electrical Plants and Coal Ash Impoundments on the Health of North Carolina Residential Communities; GenX as an Emerging Contaminant: Dilemmas Facing Regulatory Agencies; and more. A full schedule for both days is…
PFAS Symposium Video Available Online
…of North Carolina State University, the researcher who detected GenX in the Wilmington region’s drinking water supply, Mark Strynar, a scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Exposure Research Laboratory, and Jeff Warren, research director at the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, were among the presenters. The agenda is available and…
Wilmington Port Looks to Lure Bigger Ships
…supplies. The Castle Hayne Aquifer, which extends northward to New Jersey, yields large volumes of water in eastern North Carolina, where it consists of limestone. Map: U.S. Geological Survey “Our aquifer is very important now with the GenX issue in the Cape Fear River,” Rice continued. “We need the Castle…
Study on Emerging Contaminants Released
…bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt demanding that the then-still-unreleased study be made public. GenX is a trade name for one of the PFAS compounds the Chemours’ facility in Fayetteville produces. It was introduced in 2009 as a replacement for a PFOA called C8….
Coastal Research Projects Receive Funds
…insight into PFAs and its effects on the river’s wildlife and ecosystem. The team plans to compare their results with findings from separate ongoing research evaluating exposure to GenX and its impact on human health. The team will share their findings with the public, as well as regulatory agencies responsible…