[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Health consultation on former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (MI)

[Lenny Siegel]

Hidden hazards: CDC report shines light on Iosco Co. water contamination, health risks
Contact with toxic chemicals leads to increased risk of cancer, other health hazards

By Charlie Tinker
WJRT TV-12 News (Flint, MI)
November 18, 2020 

IOSCO CO., Mich. - A CDC report has shone a fresh light on the contaminated groundwater in one mid-Michigan community.

The area around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Iosco County still contains chemicals released by firefighting foam deployed there over the decades and we’re now getting our first look at the health ramifications.

That report is nearly 200 pages long. You don’t have to slog through even the first five pages to get the picture.

The fight over what to do about the toxic chemicals contaminating the groundwater under the now defunct Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Iosco County has dragged on for years.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/19/hidden-hazards-cdc-report-shines-light-on-iosco-co-water-contamination-health-risks/

To download the 2.6 MB report, go to
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/pha/WurtsmithAFB/Wurtsmith_AFB_HC_11172020-508.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel at cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org