DEC: Norlite Operations Do Not Pose Health Risks

By
Dennis Yusko
Cohoes
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Soil and water samples taken from around the Norlite incineration facility in Cohoes found no indication that its prior burning of firefighting foam poses negative health risks to residents of the city or surrounding communities, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a study released Tuesday.
The DEC conducted the tests
in response to community concerns and to determine if toxic PFAS chemicals, mercury, and other metals were present due to operations performed at Norlite.
It was revealed last year that Norlite had been burning firefighting foam for the federal government in its incinerator. New York has since banned the use of the foam as a firefighting suppressant due to the presence of harmful PFAS chemicals.

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