10 years after PFAS discovery, a new podcast looks at a New Hampshire town's search for answers

By Bianca Garcia | WBUR | March 10, 2026

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"It’s something easy to take for granted: You turn on the tap, fill a cup with water and trust it will be safe to drink.

But for some neighbors in Merrimack, New Hampshire, this every-day act is a luxury — one they haven’t experienced in their homes for a decade.

In 2016, the company Saint-Gobain reported it had found toxic PFAS in tap water at its textile plant in Merrimack. A state investigation found the plant’s own operations were at the root of the contamination, which spewed into the air and seeped into area wells and municipal drinking water."