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jgren91 t1_je109ij wrote

It's not just Merrimack anymore. Got a letter the other day saying Amherst and Hollis now have to get tested if on a well.

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WildWildcat t1_je177n7 wrote

Bedford has been contaminated as well

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jgren91 t1_je17m7d wrote

Yep! The north part of Amherst and Bedford was found I want to say over a year ago. They must have just tested the southern section on Amherst where I am and now there's pfas. Luckily I'm on town water and I only drink from filtered water.

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Neighborhood_Lesbian t1_je1ruo5 wrote

What are they getting contaminated with? Curious if I should make sure my parents know

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jgren91 t1_je1sjys wrote

PFAS. My understanding is it comes from saint gobain dumping chemicals onto the ground in Merrimack.

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NHDraven t1_je27y0j wrote

Supposedly not actively dumping anymore, but they did over a period of like 50 years.

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jgren91 t1_je2a92i wrote

They got caught again last year I think. Trying to remember when I read the article. Greased a few palms and nothing came from it.

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UnfairAd7220 t1_je61ph7 wrote

Its a solvent based stitchery sealant that is evaporated and exhausted via air stack.

If you have teflon coated pots or pans, scotch guarded furniture or have ever seal a tent seam, you've dealt with those chemicals in high concentration.

The St Gobain operation made massive tents and tent like panels for places like the Denver International Airport and the structures around Mecca during the Saudi large pilgrimage periods.

None is 'dumped on the ground.'

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