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710 Military Sites With Known and Suspected Discharges of PFAS. More than 700 U.S. military sites are known or likely to have discharged toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, typically from the use of PFAS-based firefighting foam, according to Defense Department data compiled and mapped by EWG.
- Military’s Filthy 50 sites contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ haven ...
The military has not begun cleanups at any of the 50...
- Military’s Filthy 50 sites contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ haven ...
15 sie 2023 · More than 700 military installations are likely contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an updated comprehensive review of Defense Department records by the Environmental Working Group.
The military has not begun cleanups at any of the 50 Department of Defense sites Congress has identified as highly contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS – and it could be years before cleanups are complete.
6 kwi 2020 · Cancer-linked per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, have been confirmed at 328 sites, according to Pentagon data analyzed by EWG. and are suspected on about 350 more ...
The Army is assessing the potential historical use of PFAS-containing materials at Army installations nationwide and is committed to transparently handling PFAS-related issues, sharing...
15 gru 2022 · The bases with dangerous PFAS levels include Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, as well as several Army...
17 gru 2021 · These foams are used at airports, military installations, petroleum refineries and chemical manufacturing plants for fire and flammable vapor suppression as well as for training purposes. AFFF may also be used during the course of normal firefighting operations by fire departments.
