Laboratories Offering Home Testing
PFAS MCLs and Drinking Water
Statewide Testing Initiative
PFAS Sites and Areas of Interest
There are two major classes of firefighting foam: Class A and Class B. Class B is also called Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and is usually created using PFAS. It is a highly effective foam used for fighting high-hazard flammable liquid fires, like gasoline, oil, and jet fuel.
Wastewater Treatment Plants / Industrial Pretreatment Program
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Liberty Environmentalists Landfill: 517-787-1177
Liberty Environmentalist Landfill is located at 7900 South Meridian Road in Jackson County and has been in operation since 1985. The landfill has a double clay liner, leachate collection system and monitoring system.
PFAS testing was conducted due to the MPART initiative, leachate PFAS results, and the proximity of the site to the Grand River. PFAS samples were collected from six monitor wells. One sample at well MW 30 exceeded the drinking water criteria for PFOA; it was 9.4 ppt.
The Grand River is adjacent to the property on the west and south property lines. Wetlands exist on the property and between the eastern most and western most landfill cells. The groundwater flow is generally to the southeast on the eastern portion of the property (Phase I, II, and IV) and to the west on the western portion of the property (Phase III). Groundwater flow is greatly influenced by local topography and the Grand River water levels. Residential wells in the vicinity are side-gradient and up-gradient and in a lower aquifer.
Content posted August 2020.
No sampling of residential wells is planned because nearby residential wells are side-gradient and up-gradient and in a lower aquifer.
EGLE staff will recommend quarterly PFAS monitoring as an addition to the groundwater monitoring plan for the facility.
|
Type of Sample |
Date Sampled |
Number of Sample Results Received |
Number of Samples Above PFOS Criteria |
Number of Samples Above PFOA Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater | July 2019 - September 2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
*Groundwater results are compared to EGLE Part 201 Criteria of PFOS 16 ppt and PFOA 8 ppt.