Arsenic presentations offered in Fairbanks
April 25, 2016
Arsenic, a naturally occurring toxic element commonly found in groundwater, has been
detected in the drinking water of a number of Fairbanks homes at levels the Environmental
Protection Agency considers unsafe.
Representatives from state agencies and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative
Extension Service will offer two presentations about arsenic on April 28. The first
will be at 5:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus. The second will be
at 7 p.m. in the Ken Kunkel Community Center in Goldstream Valley. The presentations
will address where arsenic comes from, how to detect it and resources to mitigate
it. Information handouts will be available.
Agency representatives will include Sandrine Deglin of the Department of Health and
Social Services, Cindy Christian of the Department of Environmental Conservation and
Jennifer Athey of the Department of Natural Resources. For more information, contact
Extension energy specialist Art Nash at 474-6366 or alnashjr@alaska.edu.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406, dscarter@alaska.edu