{"id":5800,"date":"2017-01-05T00:42:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T05:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/pfos-water-contamination-newburgh-ny\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:54:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:54:26","slug":"pfos-water-contamination-newburgh-ny","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/teren-do-cwiczen-2\/pfos-water-contamination-newburgh-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Zanieczyszczenie wody PFOS \u2013 Newburgh, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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W 2014 roku pojawi\u0142 si\u0119 PFOS, czyli sulfonian perfluorooktanu wykryto w Jeziorze Waszyngton<\/a>, the 175-acre lake that supplied drinking water to the New York city of Newburgh. At the time, the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) limit on PFOS was 400 ppt (parts per trillion); PFOS was found in Lake Washington at a level of 170 ppt – well below the federal limit.<\/p>\n

But in 2015, the EPA issued a new level of PFOS for short-term exposure: 70 ppt. In Newburgh, a state of emergency was declared, and officials immediately found a new source of water for its citizens.<\/p>\n

But the damage has already been done; years\u2019 worth of exposure could have serious health consequences for those who have consumed Newburgh\u2019s water. If you live in Newburgh and have tested positive for high levels of PFOS, contact our spory \u015brodowiskowe<\/a> attorneys today.<\/p>\n

\u0179r\u00f3d\u0142o zanieczyszczenia<\/h3>\n

Officials believe that the source of the contamination of Lake Washington is a nearby military base, which for years used firefighting foam in which PFOS is found. Its chemical cousin, PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) is used in stain-repellant coating and nonstick pans; testing of PFOA and PFOS exposure has been conducted in other communities, such as that of one located close to an airbase near Portsmouth, where the chemicals have been detected. While blood testing is still ongoing in Newburgh – and could take months to complete due to language barriers and lack of information –\u00a0 other citizens in communities that have been exposed to the chemicals have blood test results with PFOA levels at nearly 500 times the national average.<\/p>\n

Ryzyko PFOS<\/h3>\n

Sulfonian perfluorooktanu zosta\u0142 powi\u0105zany z niszcz\u0105cymi konsekwencjami zdrowotnymi, w tym problemami z tarczyc\u0105 i rakiem. wed\u0142ug an Doradztwo zdrowotne EPA dla PFOS i PFOA,<\/a> badania laboratoryjne na szczurach i myszach wskazuj\u0105, \u017ce nara\u017cenie na te dwie chemikalia mo\u017ce spowodowa\u0107:<\/p>\n