The City of Asheboro’s 1,4-dioxane pollution surged in recent months — reaching a record concentration of 3,520 parts per billion on Jan. 24 — following a judge’s decision to stop ...

A new study has revealed that nearly a third of Americans are exposed to unregulated contaminants like PFAS in their drinking ...

Levels of the compound believed to be a human carcinogen at the Asheboro wastewater treatment plant far exceeded national limits in late January.

DEQ detected elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in a sample collected on January 24 from the City of Asheboro’s wastewater ...

Tests released February 7 by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) show that Asheboro has dumped extremely high ...

The Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant's 1,4-dioxane discharge reached 3,520 parts per billion—more than 10,000 times the chemical’s cancer risk threshold.

On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) determined that 1,4-dioxane presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health under ...

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This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25 to reflect public statements from the Town of Pittsboro. Wastewater leaving a City of Burlington treatment plant contained 545 parts per billion of a ...

DEQ is also monitoring wastewater plants in Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, and Reidsville, where some progress has been made in reducing contamination.