Closed West Tisbury landfill called PFAS source

By Eunki Seonwoo | MV Times | May 23, 2024

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"The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has labeled the closed and capped West Tisbury landfill as a source of PFAS, the latest confirmed contamination on the Island of chemicals that are associated with a variety of health effects.

Testing of two privately owned drinking water wells near the former landfill at 46 Old Stage Road detected PFAS concentrations above the state limit of 20 parts per trillion, according to a MassDEP letter to the town dated May 14.

The town has provided bottled water to residents who rely on the wells."

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• ChemicalsPFAS
• SourcesLandfills
• Environment
• Wildlife
• Affected community
• Health
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses