[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: "US Army in Ansbach concealing details about groundwater contamination, German officials say"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

US Army in Ansbach concealing details about groundwater contamination, German officials say

By JOHN VANDIVER AND MARCUS KLOECKNER 
STARS AND STRIPES 
September 30, 2019

The Army is withholding the results of groundwater and soil tests that looked for harmful chemical contamination near its facilities in Ansbach and has failed to fix a public health problem that has lingered for years, German officials have said.

“The city of Ansbach greatly regrets that, for the foreseeable future, it will not be possible to report on reliable results from the detailed investigation and solutions for eliminating the burden” of chemical toxins in drinking water and soil, a city spokesman, who asked not to be named, said in an email sent to Stars and Stripes.

The chemical substance at the heart of the row, which has been roiling since 2016, is perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS. Three years ago, the compound was found in soil samples at the airfield at the Army’s Katterbach Kaserne.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-in-ansbach-concealing-details-about-groundwater-contamination-german-officials-say-1.601163

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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