…such as GenX, a compound manufactured by Chemours near Fayetteville that was found in 2017 in the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for Wilmington and other areas of southeastern North Carolina. The New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors presented the Resolution Regarding…
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Science Advisory Board to Talk GenX, TCE
RALEIGH – A GenX report and discussions of other toxic substances are on the agenda for the Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board meeting Monday, the Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday. Structural formula of the compound trichloroethene, or C2HCl3. The meeting, which is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the…
EPA to hold GenX Meeting in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — The public is invited to speak during the Environmental Protection Agency’s per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, community engagement meeting set for 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that include GenX. In 2017, news reports revealed that GenX had been found…
Industry Gets Changes on GenX Bill
RALEIGH — Legislation targeting chemical emissions went through significant changes between May 17 and its inclusion in the new state budget. The North Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, a lobbying group of more than 50 companies, including GenX manufacturer Chemours, asked for three changes to legislation targeting the company’s chemical emissions, and…
Brunswick County GenX Levels Below Goal
BRUNSWICK COUNTY — Results from the latest testing for GenX in the water supply in Brunswick County were below the state’s set health limits. County officials released Monday the results of samples taken Sept. 14. The samples revealed levels of 20.3 parts per trillion in the Northwest Water Treatment Plant’s…
Utility, UNCW Stand By Contaminant Reports
…rates, yet there was little bioaccumulation of GenX in oyster tissues.” • A study of rainwater found the presence of GenX, possibly formed from a precursor compound. • Early results from a study of biosolids from CFPUA show presence of GenX. Rep. Pat McElraft, R-Carteret, also was critical of the…
Request For $2.6 Million To Manage GenX
…investigation into the compound GenX and drinking water in the Cape Fear region, DEQ announced. Both agencies have been in touch with legislators from the affected counties and DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen and DEQ Secretary Michael Regan directed a letter to Rep. Ted Davis, R-New Hanover, earlier Tuesday outlining the…
Utility Board Set to Consider Filtering Options
…so-called “long-chain” fluorochemicals such as PFOA or C8, which GenX replaced. Its effectiveness may diminish for substances with fewer carbon atoms — “short-chain” fluorochemicals — such as GenX and similar substances in CFPUA’s water. CFPUA initially considered RO but set it aside because of costs, waste-disposal challenges and other considerations….
Court Approves Chemours Consent Order
…requires Chemours to reduce GenX emissions by 99 percent and control air emissions of all PFAS routed to a new thermal oxidizer by at least 99.99 percent. Among the requirements, Chemours must also provide permanent drinking water supplies or connections for those with drinking water wells with GenX above 140…
Senate Revamps Bill on GenX Funding
RALEIGH — A Senate version of a bill to address the state’s short-term response to GenX and other emerging contaminants is set for consideration Wednesday. The new version of House Bill 189 includes funding provisions similar to the House version that Senate leaders refused to consider in January after unanimous…
Clean Cape Fear Plans GenX Discussion
WILMINGTON – An alliance of advocacy groups, community leaders, educators and professionals focused on water quality says elected officials, health and environmental officials and public utilities have failed to communicate effectively with the public about the possible health risks associated with GenX in the area’s drinking water. The group, Clean…
Advisory board to hear updates on GenX, toxicity studies
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1, online via WebEx. In addition to updates from Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Health and Human Services staff, DEQ staff will present information regarding the EPA’s reference doses for PFOA, PFOS, GenX and PFBS,…