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2. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   Early 2018 Department of Health & Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) was about to publish its assessment of PFAS chemicals, with a focus on two specific chemicals from the PFAS class—PFOA and PFOS—that have "contaminated water supplies near military bases, chemical plants and other sites from New York ...

3. PFAS 'forever chemicals' can harm you. So where are ... - AOL

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   Fire-retardant foam, which contained PFAS compounds for decades, often found use at military bases and airstrips, causing costly pollution to nearby water sources. The U.S. Department of Defense ...

4. Cannon reports improper handling of PFAS - AOL

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   The Air Force began notifying public agencies about possible PFAS contamination at Cannon in 2018. ... Those who live near the base can have their blood tested for PFAS by calling 575-575-7327 to ...

5. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Of these, 90 bases reported PFAS contamination that had spread to drinking water or groundwater off the base. [137] In 2022, a report by the Pentagon acknowledged that approximately 175,000 U.S. military personnel at two dozen American military facilities drank water contaminated by PFAS that exceeded the U.S. EPA limit.

6. Air Force: 7,000 gallons of PFAS-contaminated water released ...

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   Aug. 30—Tears in a retention pond lining at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis were discovered this month following a July leak of water contaminated with PFAS. Drinking water wells at the base ...

7. List of Superfund sites in Texas - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Superfund sites in Texas designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

8. PFAS well testing now underway. EPA is looking for another ...

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   Mar. 6—National and state officials are zeroing in on the West Plains as PFAS well-testing begins this week. Speaking from the center of the exposure in Airway Heights, EPA Regional ...

9. New study highlights PFAS pollution from Joint Base Cape Cod ...

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   Even very low levels of PFAS contamination have been linked to immune system deficiencies, increased risk of cancer, poor fetal development and reduced vaccine effectiveness, Hayes said. JBCC ...