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In 2018, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now Department of Energy, Great Lakes and Environment) estimated there may be more than 11,000 sites in Michigan contaminated by PFAS.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, encompass a family of more than 15,000 man-made chemicals that have become nearly ubiquitous in American life. Anyone who has drank water from public ...
7 December 2018 The Michigan PFAS Science Advisory Panel releases Scientific Evidence and Recommendations for Managing PFAS Contamination in Michigan, which outlines evidence-based recommendations for the state as well as recommendations for areas of future research or monitoring to address gaps in information. It includes a recommendation that ...
Testing finds no detectable PFAS in Lake Monroe, Bloomington's water source. Gannett. Carol Kugler and Laura Lane, The Herald-Times. March 8, 2024 at 2:35 AM.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy introduced some of the strictest drinking water standards in the country for PFAS, setting maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS to 8 and 16 ppt respectively (down from previous existing groundwater cleanup standards of 70 ppt for both), and introducing MCLs for 5 ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Michigan designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.
In August 2020, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy adopted stricter drinking water standards in the form of MCLs, lowering acceptable levels from the 2018 enforceable groundwater cleanup levels of 70 ppt to 8 ppt for PFOA and 16 ppt for PFOS and adding MCLs for 5 previously unregulated PFAS compounds PFNA, PFHxA ...
PFAS chemicals are found in almost half of all of America's tap water. But there are some steps you can take to try to clean up what comes out of your faucet.