[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Is toxic chemical used at Scott Air Force Base contaminating local water sources?"

[Lenny Siegel]

Is toxic chemical used at Scott Air Force Base contaminating local water sources?

BY KELSEY LANDIS
Belleville News-Democrat (IL)
FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Chemicals known to cause serious health problems, including cancer and birth defects, may be contaminating water sources near Scott Air Force Base.

Studies commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revealed that a toxic class of chemicals, known as PFAS, have saturated the ground at seven sites on base. Those chemicals may have leached into local water supplies, according to an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

A statement issued Friday by the 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office at Scott AFB acknowledges that the potential of contamination was first identified by the civil engineers on base in July of 2015. It did not explain why an independent site inspection wasn’t completed until August of 2019.

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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