MPCA: ‘Almost Every Closed Landfill It Oversees' Has PFAS Groundwater Contamination

CBS Minnesota

March 18, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it is requesting the ability to more quickly respond to contamination incidents after “almost every closed landfill it oversees” was found to have per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater.

On Thursday, the agency (MPCA) announced that 59 closed landfills in 41 counties have PFAS contamination in groundwater that exceeds the state’s health-based guidance values. Fifteen of the closed landfills had contamination that exceeds the health value by 10 times.

Additionally, 98 of the 101 tested sites in the closed landfill program had some PFAS contamination.

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