[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Water contamination testing to begin near Letterkenny Army Depot, " PA

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Water contamination testing to begin near Letterkenny Army Depot
The military weapons and equipment facility in Chambersburg is monitoring for dangerous chemicals that may be present in local residents' drinking water.

by Grace Ganz
Fox 43 TV News (PA)
January 5, 2022

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. — Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg will begin to look for any hazardous chemicals that may have leaked from its various military facilities into nearby residents' drinking water.

Letterkenny, which lies five miles north of Chambersburg, opened in 1942 for ammunition storage. Since then, it has grown into a booming center that tests, stores, maintains, destroys and transports military equipment, weapons and vehicles.

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According to a press release, the Army site is specifically monitoring for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAs, in resident drinking water. The EPA notes PFAs are "widely used, long-lasting chemicals" that may cause harmful health issues if humans are exposed to them. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/water-contamination-testing-to-begin-letterkenny-army-depot/521-989be8b3-6322-4e0a-9736-6c78910c79c1

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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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