[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: Water and fish poisoned in Okinawa, Japan

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Okinawa again
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marines have poisoned Okinawa’s water and fish with massive releases of PFAS.  Now it’s the Army’s turn.

By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
June 23, 2021

On June 10, 2021, 2,400 liters of  “firefighting water” containing PFAS (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances) were accidentally released from the U.S. Army Oil Storage Facility in Uruma City and other nearby locations, according to Ryukyu Shimpo an Okinawan news agency. The Okinawa Defense Bureau said the toxic materials flowed out of the base due to heavy rain. The concentration of PFAS in the release is unknown while the Army is not forthcoming. The spill is believed to have emptied into the Tengan River and the sea.  

During past investigations conducted by the prefecture, the Tengan River has been found to have high concentrations of PFAS.  Poisonous releases of toxic chemicals by the U.S. military are commonplace in Okinawa. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/okinawa-again

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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