Source: https://news.yahoo.com/, December 7, 2021
By: Michael Doyle

Members of the city of Henderson’s PFAS Working Group got a crash course in geology in its meeting Monday, as the group of city leaders and concerned citizens continue to learn more about the chemicals that have contaminated groundwater in the areas of Shamrock Technologies facilities.

Tony Hatton, a geologist and the commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, spoke to the group via conference call. Hatton said samples taken at Shamrock’s Community Drive site indicated extremely high levels of per- and polyfloroalkyl substances — in the area of 345 million parts per trillion (about 3%) contamination. Read more.