Read the full article by Erin Callahan (The Sun Newspapers)
“PFAS, the synthetic compounds known as forever chemicals, were detected in 91% of 86 New Jersey waterways tested, New Jersey 101.5 reported. Some of the contaminated waterways flow upstream of drinking water intakes.
South Jersey sites are on the list. The Inquirer reported that the compounds turned up in the Cooper River in Cherry Hill and Big Timber Creek in Glendora. The findings were released Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Where the Chemicals Were Found
Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group compiled the report from EPA data. The Inquirer said the samples were taken between 2022 and 2024. Up to 20 different PFAS compounds were found at one or more New Jersey testing locations.
Contamination reached urban, suburban and rural areas. New Jersey 101.5 listed tributaries of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers, the Lower Delaware, the Delaware Water Gap and the Pinelands.”…