[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Northwest Annex near Chesapeake, Virginia.

[Lenny Siegel]

Navy holds public meeting, will begin testing wells near Northwest Annex for possible contaminants
Concerned Chesapeake residents attended a meeting Thursday evening to learn more about the Navy's water-sampling process.

by Adriana De Alba
13 ABC News Now (Norfolk, VA)
February 28, 2019

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - The U.S. Navy is staying on top of potential water contamination concerns in Chesapeake.

On Thursday, it held two public meetings for people who live near the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Northwest Annex near Chesapeake, Virginia. 

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Test results will determine if PFOS and PFOA, two types of chemicals known collectively as PFAS, may have seeped through groundwater and into private water wells at nearby homes. They’ll also determine whether the chemical levels are higher than what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends. The most common thing the Navy uses the chemicals for has been through the firefighting agent, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF).

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