[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Kunia Village, HI

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

The Army poisons drinking water in Hawaii 
Schofield Barracks Wastewater Treatment Plant is likely culprit 

By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
February 15, 2023

The residents of Kunia Village are drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS). Concentrations of PFOS were measured at 50 parts per trillion, (ppt) while PFOA concentrations were reported at 27 ppt, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Although the chemicals are thousands of times over EPA health advisories, the state downplays the threat to public health and suggests that concerned residents use a home filtration system to reduce PFAS in the drinking water. 

Readers must grasp the significance here. The state is complicit in poisoning people. 

The PFAS in Kunia’s water likely comes from five Army installations in the immediate vicinity that send their wastewater to the privately owned Schofield Barracks Wastewater Treatment Plant. The tainted  waters are re-used for agricultural purposes, likely causing groundwater and surface water contamination. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/the-army-poisons-drinking-water-in-hawaiinbsp

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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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