I attended the 10/1/2025 meeting in Stella where DNR, EPA and DHS staff gave presentations and answered questions from the approximately 120 attendees. A few of the questions were not addressed to my satisfaction and I am expanding on the comments by DNR personnel regarding funding.

I list five reasons why Alstrom and Wausau Paper got responsible party letters. The linked document contains multiple references to documents which can be found on the DNR Stella web page or on the Stella web page of the DNR Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment.

A very similar situation was discovered in 2013 in the Rhine River valley. I contrast the early German response to that issue with what we have seen so far in Stella. Journalist Patricia Klatt described the situation in articles published in 2018 and 2020. Sorry but Google translate does not deal well with text in multiple columns.

One of the remarkable aspects of the German response was the government funded research. The 10/1 questions about crop uptake and food safety drew minimal response from the expert panel. Similarities in the PFAS chemistry and levels in the soil make the German research particularly relevant to Oneida County.

I have made a couple of requests for permission to duplicate their info in English and have hot yet received a response, but it's open source on government websites so I am hoping they won't care.

If you want to wade into the chemistry of the products used in coated paper some of the relevant publications are discussed here.