[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Contaminated water found at South Davis Park in Fairbanks" (AK)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contaminated water found at South Davis Park in Fairbanks

By Sam Friedman
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK)
May 18, 2018
 

FAIRBANKS - The South Davis Park groundwater is contaminated with perfluorinated compounds from the nearby fire training center, the Fairbanks city and borough governments announced in a joint news release Thursday.

Groundwater contamination from old firefighting foam has previously been known to affect a few dozen of private wells in the area. The family of contaminant chemicals, often referred to as PFCs, also have polluted water wells around Eielson Air Force Base and Fairbanks International Airport, also because of firefighting foams used at those locations.

At the South Davis Park, the contaminated water wells are used only for irrigation, not for drinking. The South Davis Park is a large complex of woods and facilities that includes soccer fields, softball fields, a playground and a dog park.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/contaminated-water-found-at-south-davis-park-in-fairbanks/article_19c840d8-5a39-11e8-addd-6f873b48ac1c.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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