Three Bay Area facilities have been sent legal notices after it was discovered they were discharging harmful chemicals into known sources of drinking water.
Three facilities in the Bay Area, including this one in Berkeley, were found to be discharging harmful chemicals into the groundwater beneath them.The Center for Environmental Health recently confirmed that three Bay Area facilities have been discharging toxicants known as “forever chemicals” into the region's groundwater.
Studies surrounding PFAS indicate that the chemicals may affect functions of the thyroid, liver, reproductive system and immune system, according to the. PFAS are known to move through soil and infect drinking water sources, and they do not break down in the environment, hence their nickname, “forever chemicals.”
“These two in particular are associated with the development of cancers and diseases in multiple organ systems, including thyroid, kidney disease, immune deficiencies, obesity, just a whole host of really negative health impacts from being exposed to even very, very low levels of these two chemicals,” CEH Science Director Dr. Jimena Diaz Leiva told SFGATE.
PFAS are a particular concern when it comes to metal plating facilities, Diaz Leiva added. These facilities often use fume suppressants that are formulated with PFOS chemicals in order to reduce the emission of hexavalent chromium used in metal finishing. Diaz Leiva said that while these fume suppressants were, the chemicals found in them never break down and still make their way into groundwater by means of the facilities that once used them.
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