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Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds
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16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Plumes of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ flowing from at least 245 US military bases are contaminating or threatening to pollute drinking water for nearby communities, and hundreds more are likely at risk across America, a new Department of Defense report finds.
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Exposed veterans can benefit from PFAS Act
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14 Oct 2023 | Times Observer
However, the vast majority of military installations across the country have been heavily contaminated with PFAS or “forever chemicals” for decades.
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Independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination
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20 Sep 2023 | Australian Minister for Defence
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment with an independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination.
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US Agencies Move Towards Buying PFAS-Free Fire Suppressants
Policy
19 Sep 2023
The Pentagon approved its first PFAS-free fire suppressant, opening the door toward airports putting out deadly fires without simultaneously putting firefighters, people, and the environment at risk.
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Community calls on Department of Defence to expand PFAS testing zone in Richmond
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11 Sep 2023 | ABC News
The Richmond RAAF base lies about a kilometre away from her house, however, she said she was not informed that toxic PFAS chemicals had leached from the site into nearby properties before she bought the home.
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‘Like a Russian Roulette’: US Military Firefighters Grapple With Unknowns of PFAS Exposure
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7 Sep 2023 | KFF Health News
A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health.
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‘This is taking too long’: California community awaits cleanup of PFAS-contaminated wells
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5 Aug 2023 | Los Angeles Times
In June of last year, she was notified that her well was contaminated with high levels of harmful PFAS chemicals from the firefighting foam used during drills.
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Alaska will start monitoring villages for PFAS in anticipation of new EPA rules
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20 Jul 2023 | Alaska Public Media
Beginning this fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages to identify levels of PFAS contamination.
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A Nested Case-Control Study of Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors among U.S. Air Force Servicemen
Science
17 Jul 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Service-related activities were associated with increased levels of PFAS concentrations and increased risk of testicular cancer with elevated PFOS concentrations among Air Force servicemen.
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Japan’s Defense Ministry reports decade-old PFAS chemical spills at US air base in Tokyo
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6 Jul 2023 | Stars and Stripes
Firefighting suppressant with toxic PFAS was spilled three times at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo between 2010 and 2012 but local authorities were informed only recently, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
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The Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay as a Forensic Tool for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Source Apportionment
Science
5 Jul 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Researchers created a model for allocating the sources of PFAS contamination using a more comprehensive detection method.
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Rep. Slotkin unveils 5 bills to protect military members, communities from PFAS
Policy
26 May 2023
A package of bills have been unveiled by Michigan U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin Thursday to address PFAS exposure among service members and contamination on military installations in surrounding communities.
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Air Force dispute with state environmental regulators could jeopardize new PFAS extraction project
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25 May 2023 | Michigan Radio
The Air Force and state regulators appear to have reached an impasse on a proposed new PFAS extraction project.
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The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
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18 May 2023 | Grist
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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Pentagon’s ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup budget falls ‘dramatically’ short
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18 May 2023 | The Guardian
The cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination around hundreds of US military installations is ballooning, but Congress and the Pentagon are failing to keep pace, a development that is leaving service members and civilians indefinitely at risk, a new analysis finds.