Local governments and environmental advocates are asking the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to establish a preliminary health goal for 1,4 dioxane in drinking water. Similar to PFAS, 1,4 dioxane is a toxic, man-made chemical that can cause cancer over a lifetime of exposure.
“This specific health goal is critically important to provide essential guidance to the Environmental Management Commission as it considers draft 1,4 dioxane rulemaking, and would offer the public a clear, science-based understanding of safe long-term exposure levels to this emerging contaminant,” said Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo in a letter to the state health department.
Several other organizations have also sent letters requesting this action, including New Hanover County, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, and the Southern Environmental Law Center…