[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "US Air Force monitoring PFAS chemicals at KI Sawyer, " MI

[Lenny Siegel]

US Air Force monitoring PFAS chemicals at KI Sawyer

By Jerry Tudor
Upper Michigan Source
October 17, 2024 

K.I. SAWYER, Mich. (WLUC) - The U.S. Air Force is monitoring PFAS contamination at K.I. Sawyer with the help of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). They’ve been testing water and soil samples on and off base.

Dubbed ‘forever chemicals,’ PFAS have been commonly used in firefighting foams. The exact adverse effects on health are currently being studied.

On Thursday afternoon, representatives from the Air Force, EGLE and the Marquette County Health Department addressed the public on the testing during a meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board.

“We are installing monitoring wells around the base, off-base too, and we are sampling drinking water wells and off-base housing,” U.S. Air Force incoming program manager Isamar Nieves-Cancel said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2024/10/17/us-air-force-monitoring-pfas-chemicals-ki-sawyer/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel at cpeo.org
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