Read the full article by Nicholas Vukota (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
“The West Tisbury health board announced last week that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is requiring that the Charter school, West Tisbury School, and the Island Children’s School to test their drinking water for so-called forever chemicals.
The test will be added to an annually administered inspection due to growing concerns for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly known as PFAS — infiltrating water wells around the country and Island.
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency recently passed stricter water standards regarding PFAS in public drinking supplies, ruling that basically any amount of PFAS in drinking water is a health concern. New testing regimens for public water supplies have also been implemented along with the new standards.”…