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America’s dairyland may have a PFAS problem
News
11 Oct 2019 | NRDC
The toxic chemicals have been showing up in milk around the country. Anna Reade, an NRDC staff scientist specializing in toxic chemicals, suggests that state agencies test sludge before it’s spread on fields and milk before it goes to market. Then officials could see where the highest PFAS concentrations are coming from.
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Wisconsin residents concerned over PFAS contamination on farm fields
News
24 Sep 2019 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The meeting, held by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, was the first in a series of six listening sessions on contamination resulting from PFAS. The agency considers the largest source of contamination to have spread from firefighting foam used at Tyco Fire Product's fire training facility.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Relating to PFAS
Policy
27 Aug 2019
Executive Order #40 directs the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to take significant measures to address PFAS contamination.
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Wisconsin DNR asks sewage treatment plants to test for PFAS
News
23 Jul 2019 | Kenosha News
In an effort to understand how and where PFAS find their way into drinking water, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking 125 wastewater treatment plants to begin sampling for PFAS.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in older male anglers in Wisconsin
Science
15 Jul 2019 | Envionment International
Exposure to PFAS leads to endocrine disruption in adult fishermen.
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Wisconsin grapples with ‘green’ waste plants that spread hazardous PFAS
News
23 Jun 2019 | Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin pollution regulators have come to realize that sludge from wastewater treatment plants may be spreading hazardous industrial chemicals in ways that could increase health risks. Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District injects 37 million gallons of sludge into soil each year but doesn't test for PFAS.
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Wisconsin: Dept. of Health Services recommends 20 ppt groundwater quality standard for PFOA and PFOS
Policy
21 Jun 2019
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued its recommendations for groundwater quality standards for PFOA and PFOS.
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Wisconsin DNR asks that more chemicals be evaluated for safe levels in groundwater
News
1 May 2019 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Department of Natural Resources is asking a state health agency to study the potential impacts of a group of unregulated contaminants as a prelude to setting safe limits in groundwater. The agency on Wednesday asked the Department of Health Services to review 40 chemical compounds to recommend…