[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Wright-Patterson [OH] found PFAS levels above guidelines at three wells"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wright-Patterson found PFAS levels above guidelines at three wells

By Thomas Gnau
Dayton Daily News (OH)
November 7, 2023

Three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base wells yielded samples with concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) above 70 parts per trillion (ppt) in February, with one well located at the base boundary and two on Wright-Patterson’s Area A.

To determine if those and other sample sites pose a threat to local drinking water, more work is needed, members of the base’s Restoration Advisory Board said Monday.

“That’s why we’re evaluating the sites,” said Raymond Baker, chief of the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch at Wright-Patterson.

Between 2016 and 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stuck to an advisory health limit of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOS and PFOA chemicals, two compounds commonly produced and used for decades. The agency has recently proposed stricter standards.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/wright-patterson-found-pfas-levels-above-guidelines-at-three-wells/7JFBK3DRPBAAHE44VNOWQVUUWU/

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Lenny Siegel
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