[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, GLOBAL: Low levels of PFAS chemical detected in drinking water on US base in South Korea

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Low levels of PFAS chemical detected in drinking water on US base in South Korea

By ALEJANDRO CARRASQUEL 
STARS AND STRIPES 
March 20, 2026


OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Routine testing of drinking water at this U.S. installation south of Seoul has detected low levels of a “forever chemical” commonly linked to industrial use and firefighting foam. 

PFOS — a component of the broader class of chemicals known as PFAS — was found in a January water sample at levels below federal safety thresholds but high enough to trigger a Defense Department notification to base residents, the Air Force said during a town hall Wednesday at the Officers’ Club. 

The compound was measured at 2.21 parts per trillion, below the 4 parts per trillion limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency and adopted by the Defense Department, base spokesman Andy Ahn said in an email Friday.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-03-20/pfas-drinking-water-osan-south-korea-21125332.html

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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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