Two Salisbury residents are suing a Perdue Farms subsidiary over drinking water contamination from so-called “forever chemicals” as a separate proposed class-action lawsuit continues in federal court.

The new lawsuit accuses Perdue AgriBusiness of open dumping and water pollution violations. It accuses the poultry giant of improperly disposing of PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — into nearby streams and claims that contaminated water is leaching out of Perdue’s wastewater and sludge storage lagoons.

Such practices, the lawsuit claims, have led to PFAS levels in drinking water that are “well above” maximum contaminant levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals used in products like nonstick pans, firefighting foam, food pack

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