[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: "Toxic chemicals may have leaked from Yokota [Japan] base in August"

[Lenny Siegel]

Toxic chemicals may have leaked from Yokota base in August

By NAOKI NAKAYAMA
Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
October 8, 2024 

Health concerns for residents in western Tokyo heightened after a potential leak of toxic chemicals from the U.S. Yokota Air Base was reported earlier this month.

Approximately 48,000 liters of water contaminated with PFAS synthetic chemicals overflowed from a firefighting training area at the base during heavy rainfall on Aug. 30, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.

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Although the risk of chemical release into the environment has long been a concern in areas surrounding the base, this marks the first time that U.S. officials have acknowledged a potential PFAS leak outside the facility.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15457876

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)