Environmental Inequalities • Preliminary research on NJ water systems has revealed that Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations have higher rates of PFAS contamination in their water than non-Hispanic white populations (using Massachusetts MCLs for 6 PFAS). • 495 wells sampled, serving population of almost 8 million
Sum of 6 PFAS: Above 20ng/L
Population
Sum of 6 PFAS: Detect
Non-Hispanic White
4,128,266
2,755,634
1,550,720
%
66.75%
37.56% 879,414 61.10% 509,372 51.86% 483,596 71.56% 416,845
Hispanic
1,439,286
1,172,541
81.47% 746,063 75.95% 608,008 89.96% 623,330
%
Black
982,283
%
Asian
675,828
%
Poverty
848,917
%
73.43%
49.10%
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