[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "U.S. Army detects contaminated water wells at Fort Liberty"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. Army detects contaminated water wells at Fort Liberty, officials say

by Justin Moore
WNCN CBS-17 TV News (Raleigh,NH)
July 25, 2024

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – U.S. Army leaders said homes connected to private water wells within one mile of Fort Liberty could be contaminated with the forever chemicals PFAS and PFOS.

“We want to be in front of this with transparency on all of the information that we have available,” Paul Humphrey, with U.S. Army Environmental Command said.

He said for nearly 50 years, Fort Liberty firefighters used Aqueous Film Forming Foam on large fires. The foam contains active ingredients of PFAS and PFOS. The Army found the chemicals in underground water at three locations on post near off-post neighborhoods.

“So, you’re dealing with issues where it’s seeping down through the soil into the ground water. And so, it can hit that ground water and start to flow off the installation,” Humphrey said.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/cumberland-county-news/u-s-army-detects-contaminated-water-wells-at-fort-liberty-officials-say/

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Lenny Siegel
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