[CPEO-MEF] PFCs, VOCs: Former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cancer causing PFAS cleanup continues for the Navy around MCAS Tustin


By Laurie Hanson
Los Cerritos News (CA)
January 15, 2024


With hangar fires out at the former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Tustin, the U.S. Navy’s ground-water cleanup of carcinogenic contaminants continues and is likely for many years to come.

According to Navy subject matter experts, the Navy has known that certain PFAS are present in ground-water associated with former MCAS Tustin for over 6 ½ years.

Currently, the Navy is investigating the nature and extent of the cancer-causing chemicals and their impact on the soil and ground-water associated with the military base. The Navy is gathering information to help determine what additional actions besides continuing to operate the existing ground-water treatment systems may be necessary.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.loscerritosnews.net/2024/01/15/cancer-causing-pfas-cleanup-continues-for-the-navy-around-mcas-tustin/#

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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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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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