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  2. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of United States military bases in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Fort Sheridan, Highwood, Illinois (closed 1993) Fort Arlington, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Green River Ordnance Plant. Haley Army Airfield. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000)

  4. Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal - Wikipedia

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    Illinois. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is the Illinois state government office that oversees local firefighting activities within Illinois. Local Illinois fire departments are autonomous, and the OSFM provides backup services to these local forces and coordinates their activities. The OSFM operates a public outreach arm ...

  5. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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    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 ...

  6. List of American military installations - Wikipedia

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    Joint Base San Antonio – located 8 kilometers (5 miles) north of San Antonio, Texas. Joint Base Langley-Eustis – located 12 kilometers (8 miles) east of Newport News, Virginia. Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer ...

  7. Perfluorinated compound - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Camp Grant (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Camp Grant (Illinois) Coordinates: 42°12′30″N 89°04′56″W. Camp Grant was a U.S. Army facility located in the southern outskirts of Rockford, Illinois named in honor of American Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant. Camp Grant covered an area of 5,600 acres during World War I and 3,200 acres during World War II, and was in operation from ...

  9. List of Illinois state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Department of Human Rights. Department of Human Services. Department of Innovation and Technology. Department of Insurance. Department of Juvenile Justice. Department of Labor. Department of the Lottery. Department of Military Affairs.