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“Testing of Portage, Michigan’s municipal water showed a low level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in one of the city’s wells.
Quarterly testing of Portage, Michigan’s municipal water showed a low level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in one of the city’s wells, according to Booth Newspapers.
2020 first quarter testing results show samples from a Portage municipal well tested at 16 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFAS, reported a news release from the city. According to Booth Newspapers, another well tested at 2 ppt in 2018.
Since the state discovered the well tested at 13 ppt in 2018, it began regularly testing the well ever since. The quarterly results are 16 ppt, which are below the U.S. EPA lifetime health advisory levels of 70 ppt.
Portage has been testing its water supply as part of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, reported City Manager Joe La Margo. The state only continuously tests wells that tested over 10 ppt, added La Margo.
In the first three quarters of 2019, the well tested at 13 ppt for PFAS, reported Booth Newspapers. In the final quarter, results showed PFAS levels at 14 ppt…”