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There's a new Ohio program for fire departments to dispose of Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), to protect local water supplies and the environment from PFAS "forever chemicals."
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Dayton, Ohio, runs two waterworks. One of them, the Ottawa plant, has levels of PFAS above the upcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards.
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Benjamin Montague takes photos of microplastics — little pieces of plastic, less than five millimeters in length. He’s photographed microplastics found in rivers and oceans around the globe, and he makes big prints of these small subjects...
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Some groundwater on Wright Patterson Air Force Base is contaminated with PFAS, or forever chemicals. Those chemicals have been linked to cancer and developmental problems. Engineers recently built something called an interceptor trench to capture that groundwater so they can clean it up.
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The City of Bellbrook has joined Dayton and Fairborn in a lawsuit against more than 30 companies that manufactured PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals. Bellbrook said those companies should pay to clean up the PFAS in the city's drinking water wells.
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PFAS were discovered in more than a dozen public water systems in the Miami Valley during recent testing by the Ohio EPA. The chemicals have been linked to cancer and developmental problems in infants and children.
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A local engineering firm has received a new grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency. It’s intended to help them develop new technology that will…
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Montgomery County officials say the City of Dayton may be in breach of their water service contract, and it’s asking state regulators to mediate the…
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Republican Rep. Mike Turner Wednesday announced a new effort dedicated to ensuring safe drinking water in Dayton. The plan includes the formation of a new…
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Republican Congressman Mike Turner is calling for more study into chemicals found in Dayton’s water supply. They’ve also been found in groundwater near…
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New tests show low levels of a common toxin have leaked into Dayton’s drinking water supply. City officials believe the toxin is coming from Wright…