MSU Extension Answering Water Contamination Questions

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Michigan State University Extension is working to answer the questions Michigan residents might have about PFAS, the water contaminant that rendered the water in Parchment undrinkable this past summer. MSU Extension water quality specialist Lois Wolfson tells WSJM News PFAS have been found in communities across Michigan this year, and MSU Extension has heard a lot of questions.

“They’re interested in whether they can use contaminated water for watering their plants,” Wolfson said. “If their pets drink the water, is there a problem there? Some people living on farms want to know if it’s OK for their animals to drink the water.”

Wolfson says the two main types of PFAS have been removed from the U.S. market, but they have been detected in soil, groundwater, fish, wildlife, and human blood. Michigan State University Extension has put a button on its website for anyone to ask questions about PFAS. You can find the site right here.