[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "3 Arizona military bases now being tested for water contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

3 Arizona military bases now being tested for water contamination

Cronkite News
October 20, 2017

The Air Force will begin testing the groundwater at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for contamination from dangerous chemicals in firefighting foam that was used at the base, according to the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

The Davis-Monthan inspection follows similar testing at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale and the former Williams Air Force Base in Chandler. They are part of a systematic nationwide testing program the Pentagon announced in March to look for per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), which the Environmental Protection Agency has said may be hazardous to human health.

Testing for the chemicals is also scheduled early next year at Air National Guard locations on Sky Harbor International Airport and Tucson International Airport.


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For the entire article, see
https://azbigmedia.com/3-arizona-military-bases-now-tested-water-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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