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In Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers. The lawsuits claimed companies are responsible for knowingly contaminating waters with PFAS. The complaint aims to have companies dispose of toxic chemical stocks, disclose research and compensate the state for past and future remediation and testing. The complaints say that companies knew PFAS chemicals were toxic as early as the 1950s.
Tong stated that PFAS has contaminated water systems in places such as Manchester and Norwalk. The prescence of PFAS have been detected in rivers such as the Connecticut river, the Farmington river and the Hockanum river. The Connecticut Department of Health has released PFAS-related consumption advisories for fish caught within areas of these and other rivers.