Post by Logan on Feb 27, 2016 6:34:30 GMT -6
Petersburgh -- A plastics company in Petersburgh first alerted the state Department of Environmental Conservation in 2005 about its discovery of a toxic chemical in the groundwater around its plant on Route 22.
At the time, the discovery of the hazardous man-made chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, did not result in any public notification or additional investigation by the state, officials said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has no record that the company or state DEC notified the federal agency about the situation at that time.
The company, Taconic, installed a carbon-filter system on the wells at its plant along the Little Hoosic River in 2005 after it said low levels of the chemical were discovered there. The company also provided alternative water treatment systems for nearby residents, a person briefed on the case said.
Taconic's plant on Route 22 near the Little Hoosic River makes specialty products including silicone-coated fabrics and tapes.
Read more: www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/State-was-notified-of-PFOA-pollution-in-6855901.php
At the time, the discovery of the hazardous man-made chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, did not result in any public notification or additional investigation by the state, officials said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has no record that the company or state DEC notified the federal agency about the situation at that time.
The company, Taconic, installed a carbon-filter system on the wells at its plant along the Little Hoosic River in 2005 after it said low levels of the chemical were discovered there. The company also provided alternative water treatment systems for nearby residents, a person briefed on the case said.
Taconic's plant on Route 22 near the Little Hoosic River makes specialty products including silicone-coated fabrics and tapes.
Read more: www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/State-was-notified-of-PFOA-pollution-in-6855901.php