"Hoosick Falls Water PFOA Contamination Update"

"The presence of the chemical compound PFOA in the village water supply has residents of one community on edge.

In early November, residents of the Rensselaer County village of Hoosick Falls received notice from manufacturing plant Saint-Gobain, confirming that water samples near its site tested positive for a chemical called PFOA. So where is the community is headed from here?

PFOA is short for Perfluorooctanoic acid.  It is used in the manufacturing of Teflon, the coating often found on kitchenware. The substance is not regulated under the U.S. Safe Water Drinking Act."

Dave Lucas reports for WAMC/Northeast Public Radio December 22, 2015.