[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Some West Plains [WA] residents want their wells tested for PFAS"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/regional-news/2023-05-15/some-west-plains-residents-want-their-wells-tested-for-pfas

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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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