| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:44:44 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "'Forever chemicals' at Utah military bases" |
New analysis confirms harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at Utah military bases Chemicals linked to thyroid disease, immune disorders By Amy Joi O’Donoghue Deseret News (UT) April 11, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — A new analysis confirms drinking water or groundwater contamination at 328 installations across the country that have levels of “forever chemicals” that never break down and pose health risks. Three of those incidences of contamination were confirmed in Utah including at Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams and the Salt Lake City International Airport. The Environmental Working Group pulled Department of Defense records and other documents that led them to suspect 678 installations in total may have a problem with PFAS, which are man-made chemicals used in everyday materials to repel oil, water, grease and stains. … For the entire article, see https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/4/11/21204383/forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-groundwater-contamination-military-bases-analysis -- 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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