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Health department unveils new PFAS map; MassDEP data pending from recent island sampling
Summary
Nantucket’s environmental contamination administrator announced a new public map showing point PFAS detections (including low‑level 'detects') and said MassDEP sampled several areas in December; the board was urged to encourage regular well testing and to view the map as part of transparency efforts.
The board received a monthly PFAS update on Jan. 15 and a new public map designed to show specific detections rather than merged half‑mile buffers.
Andrew Shapiro, the environmental contamination administrator, said the health department has processed roughly 500 samples island‑wide (MassDEP and town data), and that since December the department logged 27 new samples with five detects below the state…
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