2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 21:24:43 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: MacDill Air Force Base (FL)
 
No problems found, but Air Force to test MacDill water for pollution
	
by Howard Altma 
Tampa Bay Times (FL)
May 1, 2017 


Air Force environmental health inspectors will visit MacDill Air Force Base this summer to test whether groundwater contains potentially harmful chemicals found in a widely used firefighting foam.

The presence of the chemicals, called perfluorinated compounds, falls within accepted health standards because none were detected in MacDill's drinking water, according to the Air Force, which is conducting similar tests at bases around the nation.

But the inspection will test groundwater at the base in areas where aqueous film-forming foam was used, according to Laura McAndrews, an Air Force spokeswoman.

So far, more than 200 installations have been tested and the Air Force is taking some form of cleanup action at about 20 of them.

MacDill officials say if any problems are found on the base where some 42,000 people live and work, they will take corrective action.

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For the entire article, se
http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/no-problems-found-but-air-force-to-test-macdill-water-for-pollution/2322276

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