From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:56:17 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Private well sampling results near Fairchild Air Force Base, WA |
PFAS contamination in West Plains water raises health concerns By Ainsley Anderson KHQ TV News (Spokane, Wa) October 28, 2024 WEST PLAINS, Wash. – New test results reveal concerning levels of PFAS contamination in the West Plains area, affecting communities like Airway Heights and Medical Lake. Community members gathered at an event hosted by the West Plains Water Coalition, where Eastern Washington University Professor Chad Pritchard shared findings from groundwater testing. PFAS, often referred to as a "forever chemical," has been detected in several local bodies of water, such as the Spokane River. While PFAS levels in the river are not toxic, some regions, including West Medical Lake, show toxic levels. During summer, Dr. Pritchard and his students sampled an additional 100 sites in the area, and a full report is anticipated by June 2025. … For the entire article, see https://www.khq.com/news/pfas-contamination-in-west-plains-water-raises-health-concerns/article_d6a7813a-95b7-11ef-b442-ff6a624af366.html — Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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