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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 ...
As of spring 2022, the department is providing alternative...
- 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 Department of Defense previously identified 401 sites on active and former military bases where the compounds — perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOS and...
Browse our list of military bases with PFAS contamination and learn about the causes and health risks associated with PFAS exposure on MilitaryHazards.org.
As of spring 2022, the department is providing alternative water or filtration for private or public systems outside of 53 military installations. PFAS contamination at DOD sites is caused mostly by the use of firefighting foam made with PFAS.
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...
15 cze 2022 · The warning ramps up the urgency of the potential widespread contamination the Pentagon is grappling with at 700 active bases, National Guard facilities, shuttered installations and other...
