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BOLIVIA, N.C. — Local and state officials continue working to gather additional information about the presence of GenX in the Cape Fear River, while at the same time working to stop the discharge of the chemical. At its June 19 regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution requesting that Chemours halt processes which result in the discharge of GenX into the Cape Fear River. The resolution, which is viewable online at…
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…
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…
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…