Posted on 03.19.21

Landfills are leaking PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in 41 Minnesota counties

Source: https://www.startribune.com/, March 18, 2021
By: Jennifer Bjorhus

Dozens of closed dumps are leaking high levels of the toxic man-made PFAS “forever chemicals” into groundwater around Minnesota, and pollution regulators want more money to determine the full scope of the problem.

Groundwater at one landfill, near the Iowa border, shows PFAS contamination more than 1,000 times Minnesota’s drinking water health standard — worse than levels at the former Washington County landfill near where 3M Co. manufactured the chemicals. Read more.

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