Tag: Warminster
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First blood tests in Bucks, Montco show above-average contamination after tainted water
Residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties who participated in a blood-testing program because their drinking water was contaminated by chemicals on nearby military bases have a dramatically higher presence of some chemicals in their blood than the general U.S. population — in the case of one chemical, five times more than the typical American. The…
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Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water
A small sea of fire retardant foam was unintentionally released in an aircraft hangar, temporarily covering a small portion of the flight line at Travis Air Force Base in California, Sept. 24, 2013. Photo: U.S. Air Force The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in fire-suppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that…
