The airport in Hyannis plans to expand. What’s the strategy for PFAS contamination there? (4/25/24)
The airport in Hyannis plans to expand. What’s the strategy for PFAS contamination there?April 25, 2024Jeannette HinkleCape Cod Times Editor’s note: The following corrections have been made from a previous version: the spelling of a last name; the amount the airport is contributing for the cost of PFAS treatment at Mahar wellfield; the decade aqueous […]
‘The word is scary.’ Hyannis residents learning of prior PFAS exposure from blood tests (2/29/24)
‘The word is scary.’ Hyannis residents learning of prior PFAS exposure from blood testsJeannette HinkleCape Cod TimesFebruary 29, 2024 Greg Milne has a P.O. Box. Usually, he waits until he’s home to open the mail. But last month, he opened an envelope as soon as he climbed into the car. Milne is one of hundreds […]
Cape Cod researchers study removing PFAS from the waste stream (12/4/23)
Cape Cod researchers study removing PFAS from the waste stream CAI Brian Engles December 4, 2023 The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, or MASSTC, is a premier site for wastewater research located on Cape Cod. Some of their tests involve adding woodchips to septic systems to help remove nitrogen from the environment, but could those […]
No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod (8/22/23)
No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod Cape Cod Times Barbara Clark August 22, 2023 WEST YARMOUTH — A grid of metal rebar sticks up from the concrete foundations of a new structure emerging on Buck Island Road. A new regional fire training building — a unique option in Cape Cod’s evolving […]
‘A big PFAS issue in this area.’ How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water (8/9/23)
‘A big PFAS issue in this area.’ How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water Cape Cod Times Walker Armstrong August 9, 2023 Representatives of Cape Cod Gateway Airport told local residents that they are doing all they can to halt the spread of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, coming from its property and threatening a source […]
PFAS mitigation at Cape Cod Gateway Airport to be discussed Monday at public meeting (8/6/23)
PFAS mitigation at Cape Cod Gateway Airport to be discussed Monday at public meeting Cape Cod Times Walker Armstrong August 6, 2023 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known generally as PFAS, have recently made their way into popular discussion. Nicknamed “forever chemicals,” due to their resilient nature and adverse impact on human and animal health, PFAS have […]
Here’s one plan for stopping forever chemicals in Massachusetts. Where does it stand? (7/25/23)
Here’s one plan for stopping forever chemicals in Massachusetts. Where does it stand? Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron July 25, 2023 So-called “forever chemicals” — collectively known scientifically as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — are a “big, big challenging” problem because they are basically anywhere you look, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, said. But he’s not letting the […]
How PFAS are Entering America’s Water Supply (4/21/23)
How PFAS are entering America’s water supply PFAS are chemicals used to make a variety of industrial and consumer products. By Amanda Hernandez and Mark Nichols April 21, 2023, 6:01 AM Fighting for water equity in Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina, resident Carrol Olinger talks about the PFAS pollution in her tap water, saying: […]
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water (4/16/23)
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water Researchers at the University of British Columbia have launched real-world pilot tests of their water treatment method The Washington Post Allyson Chiu April 16, 2023 University of British Columbia researchers are working on an experimental material to remove toxic “forever chemicals” from water. […]
Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape’s water supply (4/9/23)
Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape’s water supply Mark Forest, Ron Bergstrom, and Sheila Lyons Cape Cod Times April 9, 2023 Water is our most vital natural resource on Cape Cod. Protecting the quality of our water is essential to our public health, quality of life and economy. This month Barnstable County, the regional government of […]