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'Forever chemicals' found in 100% of tested Minnesota waterways
Researchers found PFAS at 91 Minnesota waterways tested from 2022 to 2024, with the highest concentration near Hastings at 22.3 nanograms per liter.
- Researchers from Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center reported Wednesday that "forever chemicals" were detected in all 91 tested Minnesota waterways between 2022 and 2024.
- PFAS were present at all 39 monitoring locations on the Mississippi River and every testing spot along Lake Superior, likely stemming from industrial facilities and water treatment plants, said Dylan Fox-Arnold, conservation associate with Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center.
- Near 3M's Cottage Grove Center plant in Hastings, Minnesota, PFAS concentrations reached 22.3 nanograms per liter; these "forever chemicals" resist natural breakdown and are linked to thyroid disease, compromised immunity, and cancer.
- Minnesota and the city of Hastings have sued 3M over the contamination; a 3M spokesperson called the decision "unfortunate" while noting the company discontinued making PFAS globally last year.
- Dylan Fox-Arnold called for banning industrial PFAS dumping and ending application of PFAS-contaminated sewage, known as "biosolids," on farmland, while the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported 92% of tested consumer products were PFAS-free.
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'Forever chemicals' found in 100% of tested Minnesota waterways
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