UpdatedMon, Apr 5, 2021 at 4:03 pm ET
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Members of the Rockland Water Coalition want the state to do more to protect the county from the newly recognized pollutants. (Phoebe Galt/Zoom)
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY Members of the Rockland Water Coalition, along with allies and elected officials, held a virtual news conference Monday demanding New York do more to monitor, publicly disclose, and cleanup PFAS or forever chemicals in the county s water supply.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of man-made chemicals, including PFOA, PFOS, GenX and many others.
PFAS contamination surfaced in the past decade as a public health concern. The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry cites studies linking PFAS contamination to liver problems, low birth weight, some cancers and other health issues.