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PFAS contamination in Pawcatuck River traced back to old textile mill ponds
- January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D., identified a long-term source of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," entering the Pawcatuck River from two historically contaminated textile mill waste retention ponds located in Bradford and Westerly, Rhode Island.
Originally published at Phys.org