[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Groundwater sampling at Clark's Marsh, Oscoda, MI

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force begins sampling groundwater wells at Oscoda PFAS site
State PFAS response team gives update to area residents 

By Laina G. Stebbins 
Michigan Advance
July 21, 2021

Oscoda residents had a chance to ask questions and hear updates from state officials Tuesday on how the U.S. Air Force’s cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is coming along at the decommissioned Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

The base was found to have significant PFAS groundwater contamination more than a decade ago. The U.S. Air Force began releasing its cleanup plans for the base in mid-March. In April, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she is invoking a federal law to ensure the Air Force uses the strictest PFAS standards possible during the process.

On Monday, the Air Force’s remedial investigation fieldwork began with sampling existing groundwater wells at the site.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.michiganadvance.com/2021/07/21/air-force-begins-sampling-groundwater-wells-at-oscoda-pfas-site/

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Lenny Siegel
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