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Japan exception to U.S. military’s handling of PFAS contamination

Photo credit: The Asahi Shimbun - Firefighting foam containing PFAS leaks into a river near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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“Japan appears to be an exceptional case where the U.S. military has done almost nothing about cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds detected near U.S. military bases.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) repel water and oil and have been used in various products, such as firefighting foam.

The Okinawa prefectural government has detected levels of PFAS exceeding the temporary standards set by the Environment Ministry in tests conducted near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, in the prefecture.” …

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