Pownal, VT– Further testing for PFOA contamination in water will continue in Pownal Vermont after five monitoring wells found PFOA levels of from 4.5 to 320 parts per trillion. Vermont considers 20 parts per trillion the standard level for a health advisory.
Further PFOA testing to focus on site near Pownal town office
Tests of a water supply in the town of Pownal, VT, found low-levels of the potentially cancer-causing chemical PFOA. Photo: Jimmy Emerson, DVM, Creative Commons, some rights reserved