Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: DNR’s first round of sampling shows PFAS contamination at surface water monitoring locations in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has received the first round of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) surface water sampling results from the State Lab of Hygiene. Results show elevated levels of PFOS - one of the most widely used and studied PFAS chemicals - in Starkweather Creek in Madison and Silver Creek in Monroe County. Lower levels of contamination were fo...