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The same problem exists with PFC foam used at military and civilian airports in Germany (and probably around the world): https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/

The same problem exists with PFC foam used at military and civilian airports in Germany (and probably around the world): https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/report-muenchen/bundeswehr-pfc-101.html https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/report-muenchen/bunde... (in German)

hammock 7y ago
It's a worldwide problem. I would safely guess just about every airfield in America is dealing with this issue, even if there hasn't been a specific article written about it yet.
- jb775 7y ago
  There have been many articles written about it, google "PFAS contamination". I moved into a new house last year near 2 closed down USAF military bases (known to have been previously contaminated by firefighter foam) and did a ton of research on the issue since the house water comes from a well (free water!). I ended up getting a professional water filtration system installed in our basement (carbon tanks, UV light filter, reverse osmosis). Cost me $5k+ for install and ~$1500 year to swap out the tanks and service the system. It's pricey but you can't put a price on clean water.
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    There’s gotta be a cheaper ongoing way to do this. For the carbon, should be possible to buy it by the barrel. Germicidal UV lights should be cheap (they’re mainly uncoated fluorescent lamps) and dunno about the RO membranes...
- dwd 7y ago
  There was a cancer cluster at the CFA Fiskville training facility in Victoria, AUS. My uncle was station chief there for many years and recently died of complications after surgery to remove tumors. He was suffering back pain for a while and was diagnosed with spinal cancer. No one in the family was aware there was a cluster reported.
xedeon 7y ago
Same with U.S. Air Force bases using PFAS all over the country. https://www.ewg.org/research/pfas-chemicals-contaminate-us-military-sites https://www.ewg.org/research/pfas-chemicals-contaminate-us-m... Just to add some anecdotes. Two of my friends who lived in U.S. Air Force Bases where PFAS contamination was confirmed, had both of their firstborns suffer from congenital birth defects. Which supports the study below published in 2014, though the issue was ONLY brought to light in 2018. Meaning the DoD waited 4 years. Perfluorooctanoate Exposure and Major Birth Defects https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117925/

hammock 7y ago

It's a worldwide problem. I would safely guess just about every airfield in America is dealing with this issue, even if there hasn't been a specific article written about it yet.

jb775 7y ago
There have been many articles written about it, google "PFAS contamination". I moved into a new house last year near 2 closed down USAF military bases (known to have been previously contaminated by firefighter foam) and did a ton of research on the issue since the house water comes from a well (free water!). I ended up getting a professional water filtration system installed in our basement (carbon tanks, UV light filter, reverse osmosis). Cost me $5k+ for install and ~$1500 year to swap out the tanks and service the system. It's pricey but you can't put a price on clean water.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  There’s gotta be a cheaper ongoing way to do this. For the carbon, should be possible to buy it by the barrel. Germicidal UV lights should be cheap (they’re mainly uncoated fluorescent lamps) and dunno about the RO membranes...
dwd 7y ago
There was a cancer cluster at the CFA Fiskville training facility in Victoria, AUS. My uncle was station chief there for many years and recently died of complications after surgery to remove tumors. He was suffering back pain for a while and was diagnosed with spinal cancer. No one in the family was aware there was a cluster reported.

xedeon 7y ago

Same with U.S. Air Force bases using PFAS all over the country. https://www.ewg.org/research/pfas-chemicals-contaminate-us-military-sites https://www.ewg.org/research/pfas-chemicals-contaminate-us-m... Just to add some anecdotes. Two of my friends who lived in U.S. Air Force Bases where PFAS contamination was confirmed, had both of their firstborns suffer from congenital birth defects. Which supports the study below published in 2014, though the issue was ONLY brought to light in 2018. Meaning the DoD waited 4 years. Perfluorooctanoate Exposure and Major Birth Defects https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117925/