Residents of Charlo are worried for their health after high concentrations of forever chemicals were found in the municipal water supply.
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More than 100 Charlo residents gathered on Tuesday for an information session on PFAS contamination in the town’s drinking water. (Honorine Ngountchoup/CBC)
Residents of Charlo are worried for their health after high concentrations of forever chemicals were found in the municipal water supply.
More than 100 residents of the community crowded into the Golden Age Club on Tuesday evening to learn more about the presence of the chemicals in their water supply and how the municipality fixing the issue.
Pre- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are manmade chemicals that do not break down easily — often referred to as forever chemicals — that could pose health risks, according to the New Brunswick government.
The PFAS were discovered on Feb. 20 as part of a pilot testing project by municipalities and the province. Drinking water was “proactively analyzed” to determine whether PFAS were present.
After emergency meetings with municipal councillors on Feb. 23, town engineers transferred water to Charlo residents from the nearby community of Bois-Joli,
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