Source: Steve DeVane, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 1/29/18


Potentially harmful compounds connected with a Bladen County plant were found in vegetables grown around a similar facility in the Netherlands, scientists said Monday. GenX and PFOA also were found in grass and leaves around the Dutch plant, according to the four scientists from the Netherlands who talked to the state’s Science Advisory Board in a video conference call. They said they expect to get information in May about whether the compounds are in fish from bodies of water near the plant.

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