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Water Authority officials demonstrate PFAS removal near MacArthur Airport

Name: Water Authority demonstrates PFAS removal near MacArthur
Uploaded: 2023-07-24T02:29:59.383Z
Duration: 2 min 54 s
Description: According to a recent study, at least 45% of the nation's tap water contains PFAS, which was discovered in groundwater and soil at MacArthur Airport. The airport earlier this year was designated a Superfund site. Suffolk County Water Authority officials recently demonstrated PFAS removal near the airport. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

According to a recent study, at least 45% of the nation’s tap water contains PFAS, which was discovered in groundwater and soil at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. The airport earlier this year was designated a Superfund site. Suffolk County Water Authority officials recently demonstrated PFAS removal near the airport. NewsdayTV’s Shari Einhorn reports. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas

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