2024 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:26:07 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: "Toxic chemicals may have leaked from Yokota [Japan] base in August"
 
Toxic chemicals may have leaked from Yokota base in August

By NAOKI NAKAYAMA
Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
October 8, 2024 

Health concerns for residents in western Tokyo heightened after a potential leak of toxic chemicals from the U.S. Yokota Air Base was reported earlier this month.

Approximately 48,000 liters of water contaminated with PFAS synthetic chemicals overflowed from a firefighting training area at the base during heavy rainfall on Aug. 30, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.

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Although the risk of chemical release into the environment has long been a concern in areas surrounding the base, this marks the first time that U.S. officials have acknowledged a potential PFAS leak outside the facility.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15457876

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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