Front page article in the Baltimore Sun today.

Maryland to begin testing drinking water, Chesapeake Bay oysters for harmful ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS

Wisconsin limits fish consumption when waters reach 12 parts per trillion (ppt) of PFAS. My creek, directly across from a Navy base in Maryland, has 1,894.3 ppt of PFAS and people can eat all the oysters, crabs, and fish they want. 1 ppt may threaten human health, especially the developing fetus. There is tremendous concern that contaminated surface water and groundwater may poison drinking water, although Maryland will only release limited information because of “homeland security concerns.”

For the entire article, see
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-pfas-testing-20200611-ektyba7ylvc27cvjpf7ysavxky-story.html

Pat Elder