Emerging contaminants

The Riverhead Water District has received $5 million in grant funding for public water extensions to areas of Calverton with contaminated private wells.

The Yale Superfund Research Center is investigating the effects of the toxic 'forever chemical' 1,4-dioxane, which is polluting drinking water across the island. Meet the researchers, learn about the chemical and get involved Aug. 9 at Riverhead Free Library.

The chemical contaminant 1,4 dioxane, commonly found in household and personal care products, is increasingly being detected in drinking water on Long Island at higher levels than most of the country. The Yale Superfund Research Center is seeking volunteers for its study into impacts on health here.

Riverhead is seeking grant funding from New York State to help the Riverhead Water District provide public water to an area of Calverton near the terminus of the Long Island Expressway where health-threatening contaminants have been identified in private drinking water wells.

After finding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Grumman site in Calverton, the Navy will conduct further testing, over the next two years, to determine the extent of PFAS groundwater contamination there.

Here are 15 bills of interest passed by both chambers during the frenzied closing days of the state legislative session in Albany.