Dane County says an experimental technology involving bacteria has been used to clean up toxic forever chemicals at the Madison airport, though county officials have not released any evidence.
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Experts leery, DNR mum as Dane County claims success with experimental PFAS treatment
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Dane County says a secret experimental treatment system that uses bacteria has eliminated 97% of toxic PFAS compounds from groundwater at the Dane County Regional Airport, which drains into Starkweather Creek and Lake Monona. Experts are skeptical of the results, which have not been supported with data.
Dane County says a secret experimental treatment system that uses bacteria has eliminated 97% of toxic PFAS compounds from groundwater at the Dane County Regional Airport, which drains into Starkweather Creek and Lake Monona. Experts are skeptical of the results, which have not been supported with data.
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The sites both drain into Starkweather Creek, which flows into Lake Monona, where health officials have warned anglers to limit consumption of fish.
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The suit claims the defendants knew since the early 1980s that the chemicals could damage the liver, kidneys and nervous system among other ne…
The suit claims the defendants knew since the early 1980s that the chemicals could damage the liver, kidneys and nervous system among other ne…
The suit claims the defendants knew since the early 1980s that the chemicals could damage the liver, kidneys and nervous system among other ne…
The county is asking the courts to strike testing requirements in the permit for stormwater that drains from the airport into Lake Monona thro…
Testing of groundwater under the base has revealed fluorinated compounds known as PFAS at levels thousands of times above proposed state stand…
