PFAS mil.contamination grows

The number of known military facilities where cancer-linked firefighting foam may have contaminated groundwater across America has jumped from 401 to 651; and the estimated cleanup will likely cost billions, according to a new Pentagon report. The report was directed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper as part of his focus on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances’ (PFAS) contamination and lists hundreds of additional locations, many of them Army National Guard sites, in all 50 states where area groundwater may have been contaminated by the chemical compound. (Source: McClatchy 03/16/20) Gulf Coast Note: Regional installation that DoD is performing assessments of PFAS use or potential release include: Alabama: AASF#3 Bates Field, Mobile; Fort Rucker. Florida: Ellyson Field, Corry Station, NAS Pensacola, Saufley Field, NAS Whiting Field, NSWC Panama City; Eglin and Tyndall AFBs; Hurlburt Field. Louisiana: NAS/JRB New Orleans, AASF#1 Hammond, Fort Polk. Mississippi: AASFs Jackson, Meridian and Tupelo; Camp Shelby; NCBC Gulfport; NAS Meridian; Keesler (Biloxi) and Columbus AFBs. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article241226536.html#storylink=cpy