[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Tap Water at 28 Military Bases Tainted With 'Forever Chemicals' Above States' Safety Standards"

[Lenny Siegel]

FOIA Data: Tap Water at 28 Military Bases Tainted With 'Forever Chemicals' Above States' Safety Standards


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
Environmental Working Group
MARCH 23, 2020

WASHINGTON – Drinking water at more than two dozen U.S. military installations is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, at levels that exceed the standards set or proposed by a number of states, according to EWG’s analysis of Defense Department data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

Among the most contaminated sites in EWG’s analysis are Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, the West Point Military Academy, in New York, and the Yuma Proving Ground, in Arizona. The complete list of sites is here.

On Feb. 13, the Pentagon reported that more than 600 military sites and surrounding communities may have drinking water or groundwater contaminated by PFAS – a more than 50 percent increase from previous estimates. The report said none of the sites have PFAS in excess of the non-binding health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion, or ppt, recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.ewg.org/release/foia-data-tap-water-28-military-bases-tainted-forever-chemicals-above-states-safety

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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