| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Dec 2019 11:11:46 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "DOD testing for PFAS in water, but not screening firefighters" |
DOD testing for PFAS in water, but not screening firefighters by APRIL MOLINA News 4 San Antonio (TX) November 26, 2019 SAN ANTONIO - The Department of Defense has known the firefighting foam used to extinguish jet fuel fires was bad for the environment for the last few years. This knowledge and an EPA advisory prompted water testing on military bases and installations nationwide, but a local firefighter expressed concerned because they've yet to begin screening firefighters. An Air Force firefighter reached out to News 4 San Antonio after seeing a Trouble Shooters investigation into the aqueous film forming foam that contaminated both ground water and drinking water. … For the entire story, see https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/dod-testing-for-pfas-in-water-but-not-screening-firefighters -- 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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