[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Army Aviation Support Facility, Abrams Airfield, Grand Ledge, MI

[Lenny Siegel]

Investigation finds airport PFAS contamination has not spread

By Nicholas Simon
Spartan Newsroom (MI)
November 2, 2020

Toxic chemicals contaminating the Army Aviation Support Facility at Abrams Airfield have not spread to surrounding residential wells, according to testing conducted over the summer by the Michigan Army National Guard and Grand Ledge city officials.

The guard initiated the investigation last year after random sampling indicated the presence of a group of chemicals known as PFAS at the facility. The chemicals were found at levels over nine times the maximum contamination level set by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.

The department has been working with the guard since the initial investigations and has classified the Grand Ledge facility as an official PFAS investigation site. PFAS stands for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of potentially harmful chemicals used in a wide variety of household products and industrial processes.

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For the entire article, see
https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2020/10/investigation-finds-airport-pfas-contamination-has-not-spread/

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Lenny Siegel
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