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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 05:33 AM May 2016

A State of Emergency has been declared in the City of Newburgh due to the discovery of a contaminant [View all]

Eyewitness News
Updated 25 mins ago
NEWBURGH, New York (WABC) -- A State of Emergency has been declared in the City of Newburgh due to the discovery of a contaminant in the water.

The State of Emergency was declared due to the discovery of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Silver Stream and Washington Lake. It can pose a potential threat to public health and safety. PFOS has been identified by EPA as an emerging contaminant of concern.

http://abc7ny.com/news/state-of-emergency-in-city-of-newburgh-due-to-contaminated-water/1319587/

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A State of Emergency has been declared in the City of Newburgh due to the discovery of a contaminant [View all] In_The_Wind May 2016 OP

Just think - the TPP/TTIP will strip away as many regulations and environmental protections as they djean111 May 2016 #1

If I recall, we have DUers in or around Newburgh Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #2

I'm one of them Victor_c3 May 2016 #3

Yikes! I knew that we had DUers in the area! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #4

WOW Zoonart May 2016 #5

Looks like we have more than a few DUers down here. In_The_Wind May 2016 #15

Thanks for this... Thespian2 May 2016 #6

I was curious about what the source might be so... tk2kewl May 2016 #7

If there is, I can't find it. In_The_Wind May 2016 #13

Oh f...... Autumn Colors May 2016 #8

If it leaches into the aquifer we're all in for some rough days ahead. In_The_Wind May 2016 #10

"an emerging contaminant" - emerging from WHERE? Divernan May 2016 #9

I just looked at a map Autumn Colors May 2016 #11

News at noon said the condition has been going on for years. In_The_Wind May 2016 #12

Oh wow ... Autumn Colors May 2016 #16

Six o'clock news cancelled the SoE but they knew about the problem two years ago. In_The_Wind May 2016 #17

K&R felix_numinous May 2016 #14