> The farms’ drinking water was found to be contaminated at levels over 13,000 times higher than the federal health advisory for PFOS, one kind of PFAS compound, a Guardian calculation indicates, and affected meat was as much as 250,000 times above safe levels, the lawsuit alleges.<p>Looking up more on PFOS [0] yields:<p>> Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid [...] was the key ingredient in Scotchgard, a fabric protector made by 3M, and related stain repellents.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanesulfonic_acid" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanesulfonic_acid</a>
This seems tangentially similar to Times Beach-- where dioxins were used for <i>dust control.</i><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach,_Missouri" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach,_Missouri</a>
> The complaint alleges the families will probably have to abandon their ranches from which they sell livestock.<p>That is pretty catastrophic contamination. Wonder if any of the contaminated meat was sold.