Feb 26, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
Orange County, California is shutting down their wells due to PFAS chemicals. The Orange County Water District (OCWD) is conducting a $1.4 million pilot treatment project to help combat PFAS contamination. Mike Markus explained to Aquatech, “This is a huge issue for...
Feb 18, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
Summerville, Georgia is unable to drink their tap water. According to the city’s website, results of water samples tested from Raccoon Creek Treatment Plant revealed 98 parts per trillion of PFOA and PFOS chemicals. Other test results from samples taken at Goodwin...
Feb 5, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
“Escaping PFAS pollution is nearly impossible” – Olga Naiclenko, Vice President of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) said this after leading their latest study on the chemicals in the United States. According to the EWG report, this test gathered samples of...
Jan 30, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
The EPA continues to research ways to reduce PFAS chemicals in drinking water. In a recent study, the organization researched the effects of Point-of-Entry (POE) and Point-of-Use (POU) filtration systems on PFAS contaminations. A POE system is used where water comes...
Jan 28, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
States are continuing the fight to give their citizens good, clean drinking water. Following in Minnesota’s footsteps, Michigan filed a lawsuit against 3M, Dupont and other chemical companies for their contributions to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)...
Jan 21, 2020 | ENPRESS NEWS
Minnesota has detected more contaminated drinking water across the state. Woodbury, MN has high amounts of PFAS in its city wells, and other areas in the state are finding high levels of nitrate in their drinking water. The state is familiar with water contamination...
