Alaska News

Scientists: Study of sulfolane toxicity inconclusive

According to KUAC-FM (via APRN), there was another tense public meeting in North Pole in the ongoing ordeal over sulfolane groundwater contamination. This one starred scientists. The researchers were tasked with determining the toxicity of the chemical affecting residential water wells. Unfortunately, the study was inconclusive; there aren't enough data, the researchers reluctantly told frustrated meeting attendees. Listen to much, much more, here.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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