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Please note: This and other information about GenX and Brunswick County – including an FAQ that is updated as we receive new information – can be found online at www.brunswickcountync.gov/genx. BOLIVIA, N.C. (June 19, 2017) — As the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) prepares to start water sampling at twelve locations along the Cape Fear River this week, Brunswick County Public Health officials continue to discuss the potential health effects of GenX with state…
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Click here to sign up for my e-newsletter. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, I joined with leaders from other jurisdictions in southeastern North Carolina, as well as state officials, at a meeting with Chemours, the company that produces the compound known as GenX that has been found in area water supplies. The following is a summary of the meeting, to the best of my recollection. Why the Meeting with Chemours was private: Chemours does not…
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June 16, 2017: DHHS is continuing to work with EPA and reviewing all available science to provide partners and the public with the most current health risk information for GenX. This includes continuing to refine and update the health screening level as new information becomes available. As a reminder, health screening levels are non-regulatory, non-enforceable levels that represent the level below which no adverse health effects would be expected. Any changes to health screening levels…
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From the Environmental Protection Agency: “EPA is committed to protecting public health and supporting states and public water systems as the appropriate steps to address the presence of GenX in drinking water are determined. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA undertakes extensive evaluations of contaminants and uses the best available peer reviewed science to identify and regulate contaminants that present meaningful opportunities for health risk reduction. While EPA has not established a drinking water regulation,…
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