Wisconsin PFAS Action Council works to develop action plan


Wisconsin PFAS Action Council works to develop action plan


FITCHBURG (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin DNR is developing a plan to respond to growing concerns about chemicals in drinking water.

In August, Governor Evers signed an executive order directing the DNR to establish The Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC) to coordinate a state multi-agency effort to address PFAS.

PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals used for decades in numerous products, including non-stick cookware, fast food wrappers, stain-resistant sprays and certain types of firefighting foam. These legacy contaminants have made their way into the environment through spills of PFAS-containing materials, discharges of PFAS-containing wastewater to treatment plants and certain types of firefighting foams...

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Ken Notes: Follow PFAS in detail at WDNGreen.com...

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