Carcinogenic Chemicals Found in Nantucket Well Water
NANTUCKET — The flame-retardant firefighting foam Noah Karberg has seen sprayed in test exercises at Nantucket Memorial Airport has grown into one of the airport’s biggest concerns. The foam contains potentially cancer-causing contaminants called polyfluoroalkyl...
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E. coli found in COMM water supply
BARNSTABLE — The Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Water Department is warning residents to boil their water before using it because of the detection of E. Coli bacteria in the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills water supply, according to a statement from the...
Town of Barnstable COM-M EColi Boil Water Alert
The Town of Barnstable has put the following emergency order in effect as of May 30, 2020 BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USINGWe routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants to ensure the safety of the water supply. On May 29, 2020 we were notified that a...
Researchers: Hyannis PFAS studies will move ahead
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the Cape Cod Times website on December 12th, regarding a future study on tainted water: By Cynthia McCormick, Cape Cod Times, December 12th, 2019 Despite reports of holdup in federal review, Silent...
Dark Waters: Water Contaminants in the Movies
From the Pure Water Gazette, December 18th, 2019 A highly promoted movie called Dark Waters came out in late November 2019. It stars Mark Ruffalo and tells the story of Cincinnati lawyer Rob Bilott and his dozen-year battle against the centuries-old American...
Tainted bottled water is being sold at supermarkets throughout New England
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the Boston Globe website on July 29th, regarding tainted water being sold in the United States: By DAVID ABEL, Boston Globe, July 29th, 2019 “Nearly a month after spring water from a Haverhill company was...
Can you get cancer from tap water? New study says even ‘safe’ drinking water poses risk.
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the USA Today website on September 19th, regarding tap water in the United States: By JOSHUA BOTE, USA Today, Sept. 19th, 2019 "A new report from an environmental advocacy watchdog group cautions that...
State May Offer Help with Water Contaminants On Upper Cape
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the Mashpee Enterprise website on September 13th, regarding PFAS on Cape Cod: By JESSICA HILL, Mashpee Enterprise, Sep 13, 2019 Although one well in Mashpee is set to reopen by the end of the month after it...
Formation of PFAS Task Force Announced
PFAS's are a class of man-made chemicals considered to be contaminants of emerging concern with many municipal water systems.State Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro) filed legislation in Boston on Tuesday aiming to establish a task force to address the...