{"id":5810,"date":"2017-01-24T20:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T01:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/pfc-water-contamination-massachusetts\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:54:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:54:27","slug":"pfc-contamination-de-leau-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/pfc-contamination-de-leau-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"PFC Water Contamination – Hyannis, MA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hyannis, MA : Wells Test High pour les PFC<\/h3>\n

Cape Cod is an essential sandbar, which means that when it comes to drinking water, nearly anything that is spilled into the sand has the potential to trickle down into the groundwater. The truth of this fact has come to light recently, with levels of two dangerous compounds – PFOS and PFOA – over the limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Barnstable and Hyannis.<\/p>\n

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Urgence de l'eau d\u00e9clar\u00e9e \u00e0 Barnstable<\/h3>\n

L'eau potable de Barnstable, dans le Massachusetts, est contamin\u00e9e par des niveaux dangereux d'acide perfluorooctano\u00efque (APFO) et de sulfonate de perfluorooctane (PFOS), des produits chimiques que l'on trouve couramment dans les v\u00eatements antitaches et les rev\u00eatements antiadh\u00e9sifs. En mai 2015, le deux des quatre puits qui alimentent en eau West Hyannis, Hyannisport et Hyannis ont \u00e9t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9s<\/a> as a result of the presence of the contaminants.<\/p>\n

But PFOA and PFOS aren\u2019t the only chemicals that the cape is struggling to combat. According to the Institut Silent Springs,<\/a> qui a travaill\u00e9 en collaboration avec neuf diff\u00e9rents fournisseurs publics d'eau \u00e0 Cape Cod, 75\u00a0% des puits de la r\u00e9gion sont contamin\u00e9s par des "niveaux d\u00e9tectables de contaminants \u00e9mergents". Il y avait 18 produits chimiques diff\u00e9rents d\u00e9tect\u00e9s. Les niveaux de SPFO et de sulfam\u00e9thoxazole (un antibiotique courant) \u00e9taient parmi les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s signal\u00e9s dans l'eau potable au tout le comt\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n

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La cause de la contamination<\/h3>\n

Comme indiqu\u00e9 ci-dessus, le Cap est pratiquement un banc de sable, absorbant tout ce qui atterrit dessus dans le sable et le transf\u00e9rant directement dans les eaux souterraines, qui sont ensuite utilis\u00e9es pour boire. Un article dans Le BostonGlobe<\/em><\/a> explique qu'au fil des ans, des d\u00e9charges septiques, de l'essence, des insectifuges et des dizaines d'autres substances et produits chimiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9vers\u00e9s sur le sol. Le Silent Springs Institute sugg\u00e8re que les 18 produits chimiques d\u00e9tect\u00e9s sont probablement le r\u00e9sultat de syst\u00e8mes septiques. Les PFC (compos\u00e9s perfluor\u00e9s) d\u00e9tect\u00e9s \u00e0 Hyannis sont probablement le r\u00e9sultat d'une contamination provenant de l'a\u00e9roport municipal voisin de Barnstable et de l'acad\u00e9mie de formation aux incendies.<\/p>\n

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Les risques de boire de l'eau contamin\u00e9e<\/h3>\n

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When water is contaminated, residents are left with worries and fears about how long the water has been contaminated for, what the risks are of exposure, and whether or not water is safe to consume. It is important to note that there are very serious health consequences associated with the exposure to the chemicals named above, including effects to the thyroid glands, mammary glands, and immune system, potentially leading to cancer and growth and development delays or defects.<\/p>\n

Sadly, it is likely that these contaminants have lasted for some time. One study has found a correlation between elevated levels of breast cancer in Hyannis and contaminated water. Official in Hyannis have warned that pregnant women and babies should not consume the water.<\/p>\n

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Que faire si vous \u00eates victime d'eau potable contamin\u00e9e<\/h3>\n

Being exposed to PFOS or PFOA, as well as myriad other chemicals, through consumption of drinking water is a scary thought. If you believe that you have been exposed, and further believe that this exposure has caused a health problem or defect for you or a loved one, you have legal rights.<\/p>\n

To learn more about these legal rights, please contact our avocats exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s en droit de l'environnement<\/a> dans les bureaux de Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC. Une consultation avec notre \u00e9quipe juridique est enti\u00e8rement gratuite.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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