C8 Water Contamination Map – The chemical seeped into the water supplies of the communities of lubeck and little hocking, immediately west of parkersburg, and the city of belpre, ohio, just across the river; Red dots indicate a contamination site in northeastern’s pfas contamination site tracker. Water tests in several states have revealed a growing number of sites where the groundwater is polluted by the most well studied of these chemicals — c8. Dupont’s own documentation specified that c8 was not to be flushed into surface waters, but the company did so for decades.
C8 Water Contamination Map
According to the centers for disease control, the chemical can now be found in trace amounts in the blood of roughly 98 percent of americans. For years, dupont allowed large amounts of c8 from its plant to contaminate the air, groundwater and landfills in the area resulting in contamination of drinking water in six water districts in ohio and west virginia.
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Red dots indicate a contamination site in northeastern’s pfas contamination site tracker.
Michigan has the highest levels of pfas in the u.s.
But for generations the chemical company has been the biggest employer.
172 known pfas contamination sites across 40 states as of july 2018.