golf course and is irrigated from the drainage pond.The military is checking bases nationwide for possible releases of the foam into the environment.Colorado and Air Force officials will meet next week to discuss their next steps, said Roland Clubb of the state health department. The next phase...
(1995) Detection of groundwater contamination at former Military bases in Lithuania, in P. Rijtema and V. Eliad (eds.), Regional Approaches to Pollution in the Environment , NATO ASI Series. 2, Environment 20 , pp. 71–91Paukstys, B. and Belickas, V. 1996. Detection of groundwater ...
‘Forever chemicals’ found in groundwater near military bases FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, PFAS foam gathers at the the Van Etten Creek dam in Oscoda Township, Mich., near Wurtsmith Air Force Base., High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” or PFAS, an ...
Industrial solvents like TCE and Benzene make their way into our water supplies from literally hundreds of sources. Airports and military bases degrease planes and engine parts with TCE, one of the most concentrated toxins in existence.One teaspoon of TCE will render over 250,000 gallons of water...
PFAS are basically impossible to escape, and scientists say they're likely here to stay. Toxic "forever chemicals" found in groundwater near more U.S. military bases "Forever chemicals" in drinking water pose risk even at low levels, EPA says ...
Cleaning up the issue is another story. Groundwater contamination is significant with over 61 percent of military installations having contaminated water. On most bases, this groundwater is being rerouted to other wells,but the environmental cleanup of PFOS and PFOA is simply being added to the ...
Hill Air Force Base Water Contamination Lawsuit Updates May 2024 – Hill Air Force Base Veterans File Toxic Exposure Claims Hill Air Force veterans and their families are joining thousands of other claimants who are filingwater contamination lawsuitsafter toxic exposure at military bases. Afte...
High levels of PFAS chemicals were contained in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), which have been widely used for decades to extinguish fuel-based fires. Most of the PFAS water contamination nationwide has been caused by use of the chemicals in firefighting foam, especially near military bases,...
Media stories about Camp Lejeune and the water contamination on the base. Camp Lejeune toxic water contamination. Articles pertaining to the Lejeune contamination compiled by The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten (TFTPTF).
PFAS chemicals are one of the primary components of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which is used to extinguish fuel fires in a number of settings (fire stations, fire training schools, military bases, airports, etc). AFFF works to extinguish fires by creating a thin layer over the fuel...