Draft state rules for 1,4-dioxane, PFAS dischargers delayed

Draft state rules for 1,4-dioxane, PFAS dischargers delayed

By Trista Talton Coastal Review North Carolinians whose raw drinking water sources are contaminated with chemical compounds will have to wait at least another two months before proposed rules establishing monitoring requirements for dischargers go out for public comment. The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission’s Water Quality Committee unanimously voted earlier this week to wait to present to the full commission draft rules for mo…

Maryland residents demand Perdue stop discharging PFAS that pollutes their water

Residents of a Maryland community afflicted with contamination from harmful chemicals are demanding that a local soybean processing plant immediately stop releasing toxic PFAS into their drinking and groundwater, violating a federal law that governs the disposal of hazardous waste. Attorneys representing two residents of Salisbury, Maryland, on April 29 sent a letter to Perdue Agribusiness as well as state and federal regulators, warning that th…

In a new pilot project in Korsør, the construction company Arkil is testing a technology that could be crucial in the fight against PFAS pollution.