Pages Tagged With: "perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)"
Two wells near Dover AFB have possible elevated PFOS/PFOA levels
Preliminary results show two wells near the base (AFB) have possible elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
USAF, Dover AFB advise state agencies that PFAS chemicals exceeding EPA health advisory found in four wells near base
The US Air Force and Dover Air Force Base have notified Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Division of Public Health, that four wells near the base sampled by the federal government for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have returned elevated levels of PFOS and PFOA above the US Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory for these substances of 70 parts per trillion (ppt).
