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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Gasoline-Contaminated Water Originated From Framingham Poland Springs Plant

The water contamination may be a result of Hurricane Sandy’s impact.

An Essex County child was hospitalized after drinking contaminated water that was bottled at a Framingham Poland Springs plant. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the water had been bottled in containers that were previously used to transport gasoline. “After Super Storm Sandy struck the eastern seaboard in October, some gasoline shortages were reported in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and some residents used empty containers such as large water bottles to transport gasoline,” the release said. The contamination could impact three and five gallon containers of water that have been bottled since Nov. 1, 2012. “In the past three months, bottled water companies have detected and blocked from …

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