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“The Navy has identified 20 sites on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam suspected of contamination by PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals, but cleanup could take decades, according to a federal government watchdog.
‘The Navy is taking steps to assess these sites and, where appropriate, develop plans for their long-term cleanup,’ the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Monday.
Long-term cleanup for some sites could take more than 30 years, the report states.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, is a class of hazardous chemicals that have been commonly used in manufacturing and fire suppressants since the 1950s.” …