[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: "Firefighter foam poses water risk around NZ air bases"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Firefighter foam poses water risk around NZ air bases

by GEOFF VAUSE, KAROLINE TUCKEY AND MIRI SCHROETER
Stuff (New Zealand)
December 7, 2017

Drinking water at homes close to two New Zealand air bases is to be tested over concerns a firefighting spray foam may have contaminated supplies.

The foam was used in training by defence staff at Base Woodbourne, in Marlborough, and Ohakea, in Manawatū. Commercial airfields may also be affected.

Property owners around Woodbourne and Ohakea were told on Thursday defence staff wanted their consent to obtain water samples from wells, drains or streams on their properties for testing.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/99625401/firefighter-foam-poses-water-risk-around-nz-air-bases

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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