Read the full article by Pat Elder (Military Poisons)
“We figured it wasn’t worth risking our lives to take environmental
samples on the Spangdahlem Airbase, so we got as close as the law allowed.
We took water samples from streams flowing from six active and former NATO military installations from July 26 – July 30, 2024. The results show that the streams and all aquatic life are poisoned with PFAS, likely forever. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not eat fish from these regions and neither should anyone else. All wildlife is likely contaminated.
Per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS) have been used in routine firefighting exercises at these six German bases since the 1970s: Büchel Airbase, Ramstein Airbase, former Bitburg Airbase, Spangdahlem Airbase, former Rhein-Main Air Base, now Frankfurt Airport, and Weisbaden Army Airfield. The U.S. military allowed the toxins to seep and drain into groundwater and surface water. People are slowly coming to realize the gravity and scale of this environmental crime. The U.S. government is less than forthcoming.”…