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Barnstable County health officials report high demand for PFAS and beach testing; free PFAS slots filled in 48 hours
Summary
County health staff said a 300-slot PFAS testing program filled in two days; beach sampling concluded with 350 samples across 15 communities and the county will seek options to make wider testing available at affordable prices.
Barnstable County health officials told commissioners on Aug. 27 that the county’s PFAS testing pilot filled its roughly 300 free slots within 48 hours, and that the beach-sampling program is concluding after collecting 350 samples across 15 communities.
"The 300 or so, we didn't know. It filled up in 48 hours," Jake Gardner, director of health and environment, said. He told…
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