[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

What to know about PFAS, 'forever chemicals' in and around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

By Adriana Martinez-Smiley
WYSO Public Radio (Yellow Springs, OH)
May 15, 2025 

Across the nation, communities are scrambling to reduce chemicals in their water distribution systems linked to health problems — Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. 

Many sources of these chemicals have developed over the years, from manufacturing to firefighter training. Some of the most highly concentrated sources of PFAS in the U.S. can be found on military installations.

In the Dayton region, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is working to mitigate PFAS exposure in and around the base. Here's what WYSO has learned about what progress is being made there.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wyso.org/news/2025-05-15/what-to-know-about-pfas-forever-chemicals-in-and-around-wright-patterson-air-force-base

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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