A report released by the Department of Defense final week discovered excessive ranges of “endlessly chemical compounds” generally known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in a dozen army bases throughout 4 states. An analysis of the data launched by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) discovered significantly excessive ranges at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Washington state, the place the very best ranges discovered at a single effectively exceeded 4,700 components per trillion (ppt). Because the EWG notes, “DOD installations are required to supply water filters or join close by residents with public water provides if PFAS ranges exceed 70 components per trillion, an advisory level set by the Environmental Protection Agency.”
The truth that any effectively is exceeding that stage even barely is alarming, but almost each base surveyed by the Protection Division appeared to indicate downright surprising ranges of endlessly chemical compounds. Solely three bases—Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, Naval Air Station Corry in Florida, and Naval Air Station Saufley Discipline in Florida—had been discovered to have ranges below that 70 ppt threshold. EWG coverage analyst Jared Hayes mentioned in an announcement that such contamination has been a long-standing downside at DOD amenities. “For too lengthy, service members and folks dwelling in communities close to army installations have been the victims of the Pentagon’s failure to behave,” Hayes mentioned.
