Compound with suggestive risk of cancer found in Robeson County well
A suspected carcinogen that hasn’t been used in years has been detected in a Robeson County private well at levels well above the federal guidelines, county officials said Tuesday.Tests of the well at a residence between the Chemours plant and St. Pauls showed PFOA at levels more than 20 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water health advisory. PFOA, also known as C8, has been shown to cause tumors in animals and has a “suggestive” risk […]
