To Stop Leaching of Toxic Chemicals into Consumer Products
Tallahassee – New information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that the fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers used to store and transport the pesticide Anvil 10+10 contain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As a result of these findings, PEER is requesting that Florida immediately quarantine Anvil 10+10 and take additional steps to protect public health and the environment. This past fall, PEER’s testing of Anvil 10+10 revealed that it contains roughly 250 ppt of PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid, a C8 PFAS, manufacture of which has been phased out in the U.S.), and 450 – 500 ppt of HFPO-DA (Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid, a “GenX” replacement for PFOA). Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) also tested Anvil 10+10 and found additional PFAS contamination. By contrast, the EPA has a 70 ppt Lifetime Health Advisory for PFOA. As
More math from Milne: FY 22 budget forecasts
A level-service budget is a positive thing, say Milne, Levesque, Ells
Bronwen Howells Walsh
In a joint meeting last night, Barnstable Finance Director Mark Milne was scheduled to take center stage, presenting the town s post-COVID financial status to the Town Council and School Committee. You ll hear two different terms used, Council President Matt Levesque said Wednesday by phone: level-funded and level-service. With level-funded, town departments would get the same amount of money as last year. With level-service – which is what Milne is recommending – you can do the same thing as last year with increased budget, including raises and cost of living increases.which is a good thing, Levesque said. We will be able to offer the same services knowing that the budgets and costs are going to go up, but we re in a place where we can do that. That s a positive thing.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Oak Bluffs hires new conservation agent
Oak Bluffs selectmen hired Elisabeth Peterman as the town’s new conservation agent.
At a special meeting Tuesday, Oak Bluffs selectmen hired Elisabeth Peterman as the town’s new environmental planner and conservation agent.
A former senior planner for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Peterman has an extensive background and 30 years of experience in maintaining water quality in Rhode Island for shellfishing, permitting in wetland areas, conducting field work, grant writing, and working with multiple state and federal agencies.
Selectman Gail Barmakian said Peterman worked for Rhode Island’s equivalent of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
Published March 25, 2014 •
Updated on March 25, 2014 at 2:31 pm
(NECN: Tom Langford) - They re showing up at hardware stores across New England.
And one look at the packaging tells you why they re becoming popular. Compact florescent lightbulbs known as CFLs can deliver big savings on your energy bill.
In fact, they re so good, the government is mandating the phase out of traditional incandescent bulbs, in favor of energy-efficient bulbs, such as CFLs. But what s less publicized, and less popular, is on the back of the package.
CFLs contain mercury a dangerous toxin that can effect your nervous system. And if one breaks, mercury is released into your home. That s what happened to Tom Heim. And when his bulb broke, he did was most people would do he vacuumed it up.