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EDITOR NOTE: This story has been updated with changes made regarding how many ONWASA wells were shut down due to presence of PFAS.
Two water production wells have been shut down by the county s water utility plant after information came in of the possibility of chemicals being present.
Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) self reported the information on Friday where they shut down two water production wells in the Holly Ridge area after finding the man-made chemical per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) near Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South (MCOLF Camp Davis South).
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PFAS is very persistent in the environment and in the human body. They don’t break down and they can accumulate over time and there is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.