[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Sampling at former Loring Air Force Base, ME

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Testing shows Loring PFAS contamination threatens waterways

by Melissa Lizotte
The County (ME)
August 16, 2024

LIMESTONE, Maine – Testing for PFAS contamination at the former Loring Air Force Base has revealed evidence that “forever chemicals” are likely spreading into nearby lakes and streams near the base’s former airport.

Unsafe levels of one of the chemicals has been found in groundwater that eventually makes its way into waterways, according to research conducted by a company working for the U.S. Air Force.

In 2013, the Air Force contracted with environmental consultant company Wood Environment and Infrastructure, now known as WSP, to launch studies of PFAS within Aqueous Film Forming Foams, or AFFF, which responders used to put out fires and conduct training in buildings and on property near Loring’s runway. 

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For the entire article, see
https://thecounty.me/2024/08/16/caribou/testing-shows-loring-pfas-contamination-threatens-waterways/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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