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Oak Ridge Elementary reports elevated PFAS in well tests; bottled-water stations installed
Summary
Guilford County Schools notified Oak Ridge Elementary of elevated PFAS in the school’s well testing; the district installed bottled-water (LeBleu) stations and is working with state partners and the town on a long-term solution while water-line projects are underway.
Oak Ridge Elementary School officials told the Town Council Dec. 4 that voluntary water testing through Guilford County Schools and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality found elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the school’s well water.
Melissa Wilson, assistant principal at Oak Ridge Elementary, said the district…
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