[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "The U.S. military is poisoning Okinawa," Japan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The U.S. military is poisoning Okinawa
Blood testing confirms high levels of carcinogen PFAS in the blood of hundreds living close to US bases
Japanese demand answers while Americans deny responsibility

By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
December 1, 2022

An Okinawan group of activists and physicians known as the Liaison to Protect the Lives of Citizens Against PFAS Contamination has taken the extraordinary step of collecting and analyzing blood samples from 387 residents of the tiny island who live near several U.S. military installations. The results confirm the worst fears of Okinawans regarding the military’s reckless use of PFAS over the last 50 years.  

Average blood levels for three PFAS compounds: PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS, were about 25 nanograms per milliliter, (ng/mL), or parts per billion, for those tested from the cities of Ginowan, Kin Town, and Chatan.  

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is located in Ginowan. Kadena Air Base forms the northern boundary of Chatan, while Camp Hanson  is located in Kin Town.  All three bases have a record of environmental releases of the carcinogenic chemicals. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/the-us-military-is-poisoning-okinawa

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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