[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Preliminary results don't show elevated PFAS levels around [Naval Support Activity-Mechanicsburg, PA]"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Where it Stands: Preliminary results don't show elevated PFAS levels around Naval depot

By Zack Hoopes 
Carlisle Sentinel (PA)
August 15, 2019

Although complete results won’t be available until next month, preliminary results from the Navy’s testing of residential wells around the Hampden Township depot don’t indicate an elevated level of chemicals known as PFAS.

“All the preliminary results are below the [EPA advisory] level,” said Chris Cleaver, the public relations officer for Naval Support Activity-Mechanicsburg.

Full results won’t be available until 30 days after the testing, which began Aug.1, and the Navy plans to issue a report at that time, Cleaver said.

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For the entire article, see
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/where-it-stands-preliminary-results-don-t-show-elevated-pfas/article_a24efeb7-474f-54b3-97a5-5d4776512bdf.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
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