[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: PFAS pollution from Joint Base Cape Cod in Falmouth and Mashpee, MA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New study highlights PFAS pollution from Joint Base Cape Cod in Falmouth, Mashpee waters


By Walker Armstrong
Cape Cod Times (MA)
December 1,2023


MASHPEE — A new study detailing the scope of so-called “forever chemicals” in private groundwater wells near military bases across the country has found 17 wells near Joint Base Cape Cod are contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, a fact base officials said they have been aware of and have been addressing for some time.

The study, released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit focused on advocating for environmental policy reform, said the U.S. Department of Defense has been slow to respond to PFAS contamination, which the group said has affected 2,805 private wells near 63 military bases across 29 states.

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A large PFAS plume originating from the Otis Air National Guard Base portion of the base has been spreading through the groundwater, down-gradient toward North Falmouth and Mashpee, for decades, said Rose Forbes, remediation program manager for the Air Force Civil Engineering Center on Joint Base Cape Cod. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/environment/2023/12/01/new-study-points-to-pfas-contamination-from-joint-base-cape-cod/71721809007/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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