From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Fri, 19 May 2023 11:57:27 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Some West Plains [WA] residents want their wells tested for PFAS" |
Some West Plains residents want their wells tested for PFAS People outside Fairchild's contamination zone think their water may be tainted by the chemicals once used for firefighting at the air force base. By Steve Jackson Spokane Public Radio (WA) May 15, 2023 Some residents of Spokane’s West Plains hope they can get help to determine if toxic chemicals from firefighting foam used at Fairchild Air Force Base might be contaminating their wells. Research shows the chemicals known as PFAS are believed to cause a variety of health issues, including kidney cancer, low birth weight, immune system problems, and higher serum cholesterol levels. Airway Heights municipal wells were shut down six years ago, when PFAS chemicals were detected in groundwater. Since then, city water has been piped in from Spokane. The human threat posed by the contamination concerns Washington Department of Health toxicologist Barbara Morrissey. She says results from a national blood sample survey by the Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from eight communities nationwide, including Airway Heights, found some surprising results. … For the entire story, see https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/regional-news/2023-05-15/some-west-plains-residents-want-their-wells-tested-for-pfas -- 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 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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