An environmental group is worried after finding PFAS, better known as forever chemicals, in waterways around Pittsburgh International Airport. Some of the readings and data are thousands of times higher than EPA standards.
According to the environmental group Three Rivers Waterkeeper, one of the places that has forever chemicals is Montour Run. This concerns them because of the Montour Trail. People are near the water, pets play in it, and people are exposed to these forever chemicals.
Since 2023, the group has been checking water around the region for forever chemicals. They found waterways near the airport to be hot spots. Some of their data found levels of 400 parts per trillion. EPA standards for drinking water are 4 parts per trillion…