[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: Katterbach Kaserne site in Germany

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

'Forever chemicals' are hundreds of times over safe levels at Katterbach Kaserne site in Germany, Army report says

By MARCUS KLOECKNER, KARIN ZEITVOGEL AND IMMANUEL JOHNSON
STARS AND STRIPES 
April 20, 2020

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - Toxic chemicals known as PFAS are present in soil at disused firefighting training sites at Katterbach Kaserne in Bavaria at levels up to 225 times higher than what’s considered safe, a U.S. Army report published by German officials said.

Levels in groundwater near the same sites are also significantly elevated and could pose a health threat if no action is taken to prevent the pollutants from seeping into water sources, such as wells, that supply drinking water to some neighborhoods near the base, said the report, which the Army commissioned to determine how to remediate the problem.

But the risk to people, including some 8,400 Americans who live on Katterbach or nearby, suffering from the health impacts caused by PFAS, including an increased risk for cancer and birth defects, was low, base spokeswoman Dani Johnson said, citing the report.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/forever-chemicals-are-hundreds-of-times-over-safe-levels-at-katterbach-kaserne-site-in-germany-army-report-says-1.626688

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