Video: PFAS Water Contamination Lawsuit – Hyannis, Massachusetts: You may be Entitled to Compensation
December 05, 2024
Transcript
Good afternoon Tracy Paulson founder of rightful legal a Massachusetts based personal injury firm today I would like to talk about pasas which are a group of forever chemicals that you may have seen in the news lately um these are utilized primarily as fire retardants and consumer products such as cookware and textiles they can also be found in your drinking water uh Massachusetts has some of the highest levels of pasas in the entire nation in cities like hyenas have some of the highest levels of pasas in the entire nation um hyenas in particular had high levels of concentrations of pasas and as a result of a firefighting training camp um where past was introduced into the aquafer and also as a result um from the airport the municipal airport in Barnstable um they have done a lot since 2016 to try to rectify the drinking water situation um however there is still a lot of exposure there and there is a recent study being done um to see how pasas affects human health and the environment and uh it’s being done on hyana citizens um they found from the National Academy of Science that if you have greater than 20 nanograms per milliliter of pasas in your bloodstream then you are at some of the highest risk levels for exposure in negative adverse health effects um you would need to be screened for thyroid and for high cholesterol but most importantly you would need to be be screened for testicular cancer or kidney cancer and alterative Colitis um what can you do about P if it’s in your water well you can get your water tested uh through one of the approved laboratories on the Massachusetts D’s website you can also get your blood tested by an approved laboratory you can also um put in a water filtration system if you have a private well you can also get a handheld water filtration system as well but just make sure that these Target um and reduce the majority of the p in your water if you have drank water for six consecutive months or greater in any water supply in Massachusetts that’s been contaminated with past from 1990 until today and you find yourself with ulcer of colitis testicular cancer or kidney cancer please give us a call immediately you may be eligible for a past water contamination lawsuit and you may be able to recover damages for your pain and suffering your medical cost and all that you have endured um I am here to talk to you directly and I can also provide a free consultation to see if you qualify please contact me at 617 821 5856 thank you so much and I look forward to speaking with you