Star Tribune Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:46:08 GMT
Suspect water in east metro safe to drink, agency says
People in six east metro suburbs can start putting away the bottled water and the carbon filters. A 3M industrial chemical in their drinking water is so diluted that it poses little risk, the Minnesota Department of Health announced. People in six east metro suburbs can start putting away the bottled water and the carbon filters. An industrial chemical in their drinking water is so diluted that it poses little risk, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday. The discovery of a former 3M chemical in underground drinking water supplies early last year came as a shock to residents in Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Newport, Hastings, South St. Paul and St. Paul Park. The levels of the chemical, called PFBA, were above a temporary guideline set by the Health Department, which cautioned that little was known about the long-term health risks of the chemical.
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