PFAS found in Essex Junction wastewater from GlobalFoundries plant [Video]

RECENT REPORTS SHOW P- F-AS IN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM OF THE GLOBAL FOUNDRIES PLANT IN ESSEX JUNCTION. THE COMPOUNDS TAKE ááTHOUSANDS OF YEARS TO BREAK DOWN. AND STUDIES SHOW SOME OF THEM…COULD CAUSE CANCER. LAST YEAR…THE STATE REQUIRED GLOBAL FOUNDRIES TO TEST FOR 35 P-F- A’S. THEY DISCOVERED áá17 ARE BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE WINOOSKI RIVER. REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLOBAL FOUNDRIES SAY THEY’VE STARTED ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. IN A STATEMENT… THEY SAY THEY HAVE “already replaced the most concerning materials and have ongoing projects to reduce the wastewater discharge concentrations at the Essex Junction Facility.” BUT THE D-E-C SAYS THE PROBLEM STRETCHES BEYOND OUR REGION. <MATT CHAPMAN, VT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, :19 “THE EPA HAS NOT ADOPTED A WATER QUALITY STANDARD WITH REGARD TO PFAS. SO THERE’S NOT A REGULATORY LEVEL THAT WE USE TO REQUIRE FOLKS TO REMOVE PFAS OR REPLACE TREATMENT IN THEIR SYSTEMS. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, …