In one of the first states to set acceptable PFAS limits and require testing for PFAS in drinking water, there is tremendous variability in contamination levels. Scores of towns across the state have discovered PFAS levels that exceed the new state standard.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s new water testing dashboard provides interactive maps and photos that detail current efforts to address the threat posed by PFAS.
Included in a U.S. Government Accountability Office report from October, 2022: “In Massachusetts, communities with higher percentages of non-White or Hispanic/Latino residents and/or families living in poverty were less likely than other communities to have PFAS in their drinking water.”
According to reporting from Patch.com, three leading chemical companies reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of PFAS pollution in many U.S. drinking water systems.
Read Neal McNamara’s reporting for Patch.com.
Graphic: “70 Analyte PFAS Test Method Highlights Need fro Expanded Testing of PFAS in Drinking Water,” Katherine E. Pelch, Taryn McKnight and Anna Read, published in Science of The Total Environment (June 10, 2023)