PFC Contamination in Seven States Nationwide
Waters in seven states nationwide are contaminated by PFCs.
| State | Contamination Source | Water affected | Population Impact | Chemical | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | Chemical Plant | Thorofare, NJ drinking water supplies | Up to 0.004 ppb Approx population 5, 000 |
PFOA | PFOA water guidance levels lowered to 0.04ppb |
| DuPont Chamber Works Plant | Elementary school in Penns Grove | 0.112 ppb | PFOA | ||
| Myers Property, Clariant Corp | 18 of 23 water systems | Up to 0.039 ppb | PFOA | ||
| Solvay, 3M, PCM, | 13 of 23 water systems | Up to 0.019 ppb Plant workers blood level: 1,000 ppb |
PFOS | ||
| Virginia | DuPont Spruance Plant | up to 0.019ppb in James River up to 7.5ppb in ground water up to 7.1ppb in surface water up to 0.007 ppb in local drinking water |
Chesterfield County population 296,000 plant workers’ blood levels: up to 800 ppb |
PFOA | Virginia Department Environmental Quality planned second monitoring study |
| West Virginia | DuPont Washington Works Plant | Lubeck Public Service District | 70,000 residents in W.Virginia & Ohio | PFOA |
Out of court settlement agreement with DuPont:
|
| Mason County Public Service District | Residents blood level: 298-369 ppb | ||||
| Ohio River surface water | |||||
| North Carolina | DuPont Plant in Fayetteville | Ground water
Cape Fear River |
Plant workers’ blood levels: 422 – 1,870 ppb | PFOA | |
| Ohio | DuPont Washington Works Plant in West Virginia | Little Hocking Water Association City of Belpre Tuppers Plains Water District of Ohio Village of Pomeroy Ohio |
1-7 ppb 12,000 residents | PFOA | Out of court settlement agreement with DuPont: see West Virginia |
| private water systems | 30 of 78 water systems tested have levels above 0.5ppb | ||||
| Alabama | 3M plant | 500 acres of 3M property | up to 2 ppb | PFOA/PFOS | 3M conducting studies on contaminated company property |
| Tennessee River | PFOA | ||||
| soil and groundwater | 3M paid $1.5 million fine to the EPA | ||||
| New York | FiberMark factory | Mill Creek, Black River | .085 ppb Approx population 3,500 |
PFOA | Negotiations in progress between Lowville township and FiberMark for additional filtration |