[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Clark’s Marsh contamination meeting draws mixed reactions," former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, MI

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Clark’s Marsh contamination meeting draws mixed reactions

by Jenny Haglund
Iosco County News (MI)
April 6, 2021
 
OSCODA – A proposed plan to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in Clark’s Marsh has drawn criticism from those in the community, as well as others. While some say they are happy to see steps being taken at this site, they also argue that it is still not enough. Others stress that the suggested move should be more aggressive now, in order to avoid additional time and money having to be spent down the road to enhance the treatment.

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted a meeting on March 24, as part of the effort to obtain comments on the plan to tackle the perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) – two types of PFAS – which are migrating via groundwater (GW) to Clark’s Marsh from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (WAFB) in Oscoda.

The Air Force (AF) has evaluated three alternatives for reducing the GW plume migration into the marsh. Alternative No. 1 entails no action, Alternative No. 2 involves expanded hydraulic control using a pump-and-treat system (PTS) with ion exchange and Alternative No. 3 – which the AF has noted as the preferred method – would be expanded hydraulic control using PTS with granular activated carbon (GAC).

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For the entire article, see
http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_892a2ab4-96fd-11eb-94e1-9f2d390e2b73.html

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Lenny Siegel
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