Water Samples Damaged In Latest Setback To Honolulu’s Contamination Crisis

TL;DR - Six samples were collected and transported to Eurofins Scientific, a lab in California. However, four of the samples were damaged in transit and therefore could not be tested, DOH said. The department did not provide details about how that happened.

The remaining two samples were taken from Nimitz Elementary School and Pearl Harbor Elementary School and tested negative for petroleum products.

“DOH has not received enough results from water sampling to determine if the tap water is petroleum-free,” the department said. “DOH continues to collect samples.”

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