2016 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:00:39 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Bottled Water, Testing Urged as “Emerging Contaminant” Leaches South of Gabreski Airport" (NY)
 
Bottled Water, Testing Urged as “Emerging Contaminant” Leaches South of Gabreski Airport

by Beth Young 
East End Beacon (NY)
July 22, 2016 •

The Suffolk County Health Department has identified two “emerging” hazardous substances in public water supply wells near Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, and will be distributing bottled water to residents in the area who have private wells.

…

The amount of the chemicals in the public water supply is below the EPA “lifetime health advisory level,” but private wells surrounding the airport have not yet been tested.

The Suffolk County Health Department plans to conduct a private well survey in the vicinity of the airport, with New York State providing laboratory analysis.

…

For the entire article, see
http://www.eastendbeacon.com/2016/07/22/bottled-water-testing-urged-as-emerging-contaminant-leaches-south-of-gabreski-airport/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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