[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Defense Inspector General to investigate

[Lenny Siegel]

Pentagon Watchdog Probes Efforts to Address ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Andrea Vittorio
Bloomberg Environmental
February 4, 2020

A military watchdog is opening a probe this month into the Defense Department’s efforts to identify, mitigate, and clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals. 

The Pentagon’s inspector general will also look at how the department has informed people exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) of health and safety concerns associated with them, according to a Feb. 3 memo. 

The Defense Department faces potentially widespread pollution at and near military bases, much of it from the regular use of firefighting foam that contains the man-made chemicals. The study could shed light on the military’s response amid worries that water supplies contaminated with PFAS haven’t been adequately addressed.

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For the entire article, see
https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/pentagon-watchdog-probes-efforts-to-address-forever-chemicals

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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