| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:52:30 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Veterans and families at former Pease Air Force Base, NH |
Military to study past chemical use at former Air Force base Associated Press December 10, 2018 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Veterans and families who lived and worked at the former Pease Air Force Base want the government to begin collecting data about their disease rates and possible ties to chemical exposures on the installation. At a forum in an aircraft hangar Friday, dozens of people stood at a microphone and told an Air National Guard colonel about their health problems and their experiences at the base. Veterans recalled routine, unprotected interactions with chemicals now known or suspected to be toxic. They said they’d wash their hands in jet fuel, pour used hydraulic fluid directly into storm drains, and douse each other in firefighting foams to celebrate retirements. … For the entire article, see https://whdh.com/news/military-to-study-past-chemical-use-at-former-air-force-base/ -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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