[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Toxic contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod [MA] could persist for centuries"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study: Toxic contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod could persist for centuries

By Barbara Moran
WBUR Public Radio (Boston, MA)
May 15, 2023



So-called "forever chemicals" from a fire training site at Joint Base Cape Cod are still leaching into groundwater decades after training took place, according to a new studyfrom Harvard researchers. The site was contaminated with PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam.

The study also finds that the slow drip of PFAS compounds through the soil into groundwater will likely continue for centuries unless it's remediated, potentially creating a long-term public health problem. The site is a known source of drinking water contamination for the nearby towns of Falmouth and Mashpee.

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"The PFAS in firefighting foams is so concentrated, and the amounts used at these former fire training areas are so large, that even a small trickle into the groundwater over time is a concern," said Elsie Sunderland, a Harvard environmental chemist and senior author on the study.



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For the entire story, see
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/15/pfas-water-joint-base-cape-cod

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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