[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown

By Patricia Kime    
Military Times
November 20, 2019

The number of places where the U.S. military spilled or suspects it discharged perfluorinated compounds has grown, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, but they did not say where or how many sites are under investigation for possible contamination.

The Department of Defense previously identified 401 sites on active and former military bases where the compounds - perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOS and PFOA - were released or a suspected discharge occurred.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon said Wednesday that continued Department of Defense efforts to identify locations with potentially harmful levels of chemicals uncovered more sites, namely National Guard facilities.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/11/20/the-list-of-military-sites-with-suspected-forever-chemicals-contamination-has-grown/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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