[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Toxic foam used at Nevada military bases raises contamination concerns"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic foam used at Nevada military bases raises contamination concerns

By Gary Martin 
Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
January 28, 2022 - 11:20 am
  
WASHINGTON — Cleanup of cancer-causing contaminants found at hundreds of military installations — including those in Nevada — has prompted frustrated senators to urge the Pentagon to improve communication with local communities to develop long-term plans to reduce health risks.

High levels of contamination in Nevada were found at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs and particularly at Nellis Air Force Base, which landed on a Superfund clean-up list under the Environmental Protection Agency. The groundwater contamination is at unsafe levels and could spread.

“This is an area of concern that we need to address,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/toxic-foam-used-at-nevada-military-bases-raises-contamination-concerns-2520462/

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Lenny Siegel
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