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As of March 10, 2011, there were 94 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in California. [2] Three additional sites have been proposed for entry on the list. [2] Twelve sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list. [2] One site was proposed for entry and then removed.
Military bases. The water in and around at least 126 U.S. military bases has been contaminated by high levels of PFASs because of their use of firefighting foams since the 1970s, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Defense. Of these, 90 bases reported PFAS contamination that had spread to drinking water or groundwater off the base.
December 1, 2023 at 2:16 AM. MASHPEE — A new study detailing the scope of so-called “forever chemicals” in private groundwater wells near military bases across the country has found 17 wells ...
Early 2018 Department of Health & Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) was about to publish its assessment of PFAS chemicals, with a focus on two specific chemicals from the PFAS class—PFOA and PFOS—that have "contaminated water supplies near military bases, chemical plants and other sites from New York ...
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement that would resolve claims against 3M Co over water pollution ...
A perfluorinated compound ( PFC) or perfluoro compound is an organofluorine compound that lacks C-H bonds. Many perfluorinated compounds have properties that are quite different from their C-H containing analogues. Common functional groups in PFCs are OH, CO 2 H, chlorine, O, and SO 3 H. Electrofluorination is the predominant method for PFC ...
The Shasta Groundwater Treatment Facility is the largest groundwater treatment facility in Sacramento, California. The facility can produce up to 4 million gallons of drinking water per day.
Williams Air Force Base. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Categories: Superfund sites. Formerly Used Defense Sites. Military installations of the United States in the United States. Hidden categories: Template Category TOC via Automatic category TOC on category with 101–200 pages.