Guardian reports military bases show among highest PFAS pollution levels in US
2 Sep 18 · 5d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 1 comment · 4 sources · development 2 of 2
The Guardian reports that groundwater, surface water, and soil around military bases contain among the highest PFAS pollution levels in the US, with detected levels as high as 1.1 million parts per trillion. About 13 million (58%) of all US veterans aged 20-39 currently exceed the health monitoring threshold, despite service members' blood levels not being regularly tracked.
“There is some amount of urgency here, and my hope is that this might accelerate the conversations that the government might have about providing [Pfas health monitoring] to all veterans.”
Christian HooverChristian Hoover Lead study author, Brown University epidemiology fellowJoseph Braun Study co-author, Brown University epidemiology professorBrown University School of Public Health Research institution
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Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the nation’s service members face after serving at polluted bases. https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/sep/18/pfas-veterans-blood-forever-chemicals
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Yeah, it's a very strong correlation. I'm an environmental chemist who has worked on PFAS sites and I rarely if ever see PFAS levels from industrial contamination in groundwater that are comparable to the levels around military bases.
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