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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/D=[XCHANG[LAB5/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Sent: 8/22/I0I72:44:07PW1
To: Ben 3chachtman[ben@|oca|voicemediazom]
Subject: RE: Reporter Ben Schachtmanfrom Port City Daily
Attachments: 1l28.15DEDTransition Document_Fina|v.pdf
I have attached it here.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
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From: Ben Schachtman[maiko:ben@|ocakmicemedka.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 22,2D171O:41AM
To: Kritzer, Jamie «jamie.krkzer@ncdenr.0ov»
Subject: Re: Reporter Ben Schachtmanfrom Port City Daily
Jamie,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I would like a copy of the transition document, I think that would be
(]nTuc Ano22, 2017ot 10:39 AM Kritzer, Jamie wrote:
Asyou requested, here isanemail (be|ow)sent tostaff inDBQNov. 23 JOl6from Det|efKnappe the lead author of
the study on GenX in the Cape Fear River. The reports Dr. Knappe sent are attached to this email.

You can see who isidentified inthe emai|sbelow. Those you might not recognize with the suffix "ncdenr"are staff in
the Department of Environmental Quality. Dr. Knappe sent his report to many people in the agency, including its
leadership, Tom Reeder, who was the department's assistant secretary for the Environment at the time.
Did you also want a copy of the transition document? That's the document that is used by the previous administration
to inform a new administration about issues relevant to their agency.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
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From: Ben Schachtman[maiho
Sent: Tuesday, August I2,2U17lU:19AM

To: Kritzer, Jamie <jam ie.kritzer@ ncdenr.gov>
Subject: Reporter Ben Schachtman from Port City Daily
Dear Mr. Kritzer,
I hope this finds you well. I had a somewhat delicate question for you, and I'm wondering if you can help.
I've been following the GenX story for some time now and, to the best of my ability, I've been focusing on the
science and logistics angle of it. As your probably know, the story has gotten increasing political, focusing on
'who knew what and when' questions.
From many of my conversations, it seems like state agencies were notified of the presence of perflourinated
ethers in the Cape Fear River last year. I'm curious how how - and if - that information made its way from one
administration to the next.
Let me know if you can help,
M.
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Ben Schachtman
Assistant Editor - Port City Daily
benLa)l ocalvoiceniedia. com
Office: 910-772-6300
Cell: 910-538-2001
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From: Detlef Knappe
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 11:46 AM
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Subject: PFASs in the Cape Fear River watershed
Hello everyone,
I am attaching a paper we published this month in ES&T Letters. We studied the occurrence of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Cape Fear River watershed. Legacy PFASs, such as PFOA and
PFOS dominated the PFAS signature in the Haw River. In contrast, new fluorinated alternatives such as GenX,
a replacement for PFOA, were very high in Wilmington (and by association also in Brunswick and Pender).
None of the newly discovered compounds being discharged by the Chemours plant south of Fayetteville are
removed by the advanced and conventional treatment processes employed in the Sweeney WTP in
Wilmington. Also, many of the compounds are essentially non -adsorbable on activated carbon. I think it would
be useful to discuss the results. A large number of people are exposed to high levels of PFASs through their
drinking water!
Best regards,
Detlef
Detlef Knappe
Professor
319-E Mann Hall
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7908
Raleigh, NC 27695-7908
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Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail:
Web page: hUtp-//knappe
Ben Schachtman
Assistant Editor - Port City Daily
b e nr&,Iocal-n _voicemedia..coi
Office: 910-772-6300
Cell: 910-538-2001
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