PFOA Testing Expanded To Include 11 More Vermont Sites

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PFOA Testing Expanded To Include 11 More Vermont Sites

"Gov. Peter Shumlin has announced that the state will test additional manufacturing sites around Vermont for PFOA, a suspected carcinogen that's been found in North Bennington and Pownal.

The Department of Environmental Conservation says it's tracked down 11 other locations that might have used the chemical, including eight in Chittenden County. Among them is the former IBM plant, now owned by GlobalFoundries.Chittenden County. Among them is the former IBM plant, now owned by GlobalFoundries.

The state first discovered elevated levels of PFOA in North Bennington in February."

Howard Weiss-Tisman reports for Vermont Public Radio April 6, 2016.

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Source: Vermont Public Radio, 04/07/2016

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PFOA Testing Expanded To Include 11 More Vermont Sites

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