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“The Department of Defense will expand its investigation into the prevalence of ‘forever chemicals’ in base drinking water systems and neighboring water supplies following the Environmental Protection Agency’s publication of stricter standards for the synthetic substances.
The EPA announced Wednesday new national limits for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in drinking water supplies. Many of these chemicals have been used extensively on military installations in firefighting foams, industrial solvents, non-stick coatings and other products, causing widespread contamination of groundwater, soil and adjacent communities.
Since 2016, the Defense Department has conducted assessments or investigated the use of PFAS and related contamination at 715 active and former military installations, National Guard facilities and other closed defense sites.” …