Galveston Bay Foundation’s water programs ensure Galveston Bay is fishable and swimmable.
100+ water quality samples collected and tested for VOC and PFAS chemicals in partnership with Texas A&M University and Environmental Defense Fund as part of emergency response to the ITC chemical tank fires. The research findings were published in Environmental Pollution journal.
191 rain barrels distributed at 5 community workshops, creating the potential to conserve over 169,000 gallons of water per year
“ We set out to document the
presence of PFAs that we feel like is conclusively tied to the impacts from the ITC fire. What the research doesn’t do, and what we think there needs to be more research on, is what health impacts might be caused because of this incident.
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Bob Stokes, Galveston Bay Foundation President 10
