From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:53:01 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown" |
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. … 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/ -- 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 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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