“Lab tests ordered by environmental groups found harmful chemicals, called PFAS, in a pesticide that Maryland uses for its mosquito control program, the groups said Thursday. “The results for us are extremely disturbing, given the health impacts linked to these forever chemicals,” said Ruth Berlin, executive director of the Maryland Pesticide Education Network, which helped pay for the tests.
The recent testing, ordered by Berlin’s organization and the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, found 3,500 parts per trillion of one type of PFAS and 630 parts per trillion of another in Permanone 30-30, a pesticide sprayed by Maryland’s Department of Agriculture.”
