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More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard
Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, informed parents and staff in March about PFAS contamination in its on-site well water. The detected levels of 23.25 parts per trillion exceeded both the new EPA and state limits. As a precautionary measure, bottled water is being provided and filtration systems are being installed; similar issues were also reported at Kings Highway Elementary School in Coatesville.
- Location
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Start
- 01/03/2024, 01:00
- End
- 03/10/2026, 07:18
- Event type
- Chemical contamination, Limit exceeded
- Status
- Status unconfirmed
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · Automatically marked inactive
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
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