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Resident raises PFAS and biosolids concerns during Fort Worth public comment
Summary
A member of the public told the council she supports severing contracts with biosolids contractors and asked whether the city has tested for PFAS in its biosolid products and whether results will be released.
FORT WORTH — During the public-comment portion of the March 25 Fort Worth City Council meeting, Lou Anne Langley of Grandview, Texas urged the city to sever ties with contractors who spread municipal biosolids and pressed council members on whether the city has tested its biosolids for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Langley said she grew up following previous odor and biosolids complaints and described health and property impacts she and other residents reported in areas where biosolids have been applied. She said she had previously spoken to the council about biosolids and called for public disclosure of…
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