NYT: To Avoid Cleanup, Pentagon Demands PFAS Standards Up to 30x Higher Than Safe Level in Federal Study
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The Pentagon is lobbying the
According to the
In a report the Pentagon sought to suppress, last year the ATSDR proposed safe levels that roughly translate to 7 ppt for PFOS and 11 ppt for PFOA, the two most notorious PFAS chemicals that contaminate drinking water for an estimated 110 million Americans. The
"Instead of recognizing that we have an out-of-control PFAS crisis and its role in causing it, the Pentagon's proposal will make it even worse," said EWG President
Sen.
PFAS contamination on military installations is widespread because for nearly 50 years, the Pentagon has used firefighting foam that contains these chemicals. Studies link PFAS exposure to kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease and weakened childhood immunity, among an array of serious health problems.
If the Trump administration adopts either the
Last year, the Pentagon told a House oversight committee that there were 401 military installations where there are known or suspected releases of the two most notorious PFAS chemicals into groundwater. Last week, EWG released a report showing that at more than 100 bases, PFAS levels in drinking water exceed the level
EWG laid out a comprehensive plan for the Trump administration that would tackle this growing PFAS contamination crisis, including mandating that the Pentagon quickly clean up all of its contaminated facilities.
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