[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Contaminated drinking water at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas.

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Are Texas Soldiers Drinking Poisoned Water? 

KELLEN MCGOVERN JONES
Dallas Express (TX)
August 29, 2024

Experts are raising the alarm about the water soldiers are drinking at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas.

Dr. Graham Peaslee, a physicist at Notre Dame University, maintains that dangerous levels of carcinogenic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) — chemicals that have properties that allow them to repel water, dirt, and oil — are present in Dyess’ drinking water.

Peaslee came to national attention when he discovered PFAS in firemen’s turnout gear after testing the equipment at the request of Diane Cotter, who is married to a fireman diagnosed with cancer.

The Dallas Express shared Dyess’s 2023 water quality report with the scientist to get his insights. There are eight types of PFAS in the drinking water, according to the report 
[https://dallasexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023-Consumer-Confidence-Report-and-7-BW-Cover-letter.pdf], and Peaslee takes issue with all of them.

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For the entire article, see
https://dallasexpress.com/national/are-texas-soldiers-drinking-poisoned-water/

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Lenny Siegel
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