Tag: Pfas
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Refinery owner Suncor fires back at critics over water pollution claims
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Suncor’s Commerce City oil refinery was accused in March of discharging “large amounts of toxic PFAS” chemicals into Sand Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, according to Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization. The organization released a study by Westwater Hydrology of Wheat…
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Suncor’s Commerce City refinery responds to water pollution complaints
The Suncor refinery in Commerce City responded to charges that “toxic levels” of PFAS chemicals were found in Sand Creek, adjacent to and downstream of the refinery. “There is no doubt that Colorado has a big PFAS problem,” said Caitlin Miller, an attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental nonprofit organization. “Our study shows that Suncor is a significant…
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Are PFAS chemicals contaminating irrigation water? Two state agencies are taking a look.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials from two Colorado state agencies are assessing new data to determine how much polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could be contaminating irrigation water in parts of the state. PFAS are commonly found in chemicals that originate from…
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Study: Vegetables irrigated by PFAS-contaminated water exposed to the chemicals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The public might be exposed to concerning levels of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) through vegetables grown with PFAS-impacted water, according to a study by Colorado School of Mines researchers. The study, published Tuesday by…