ndi Monica Amarelo, uwu, December 19, 2022
Opitilira 600,000 ogwira ntchito m'malo ankhondo 116 pachaka amapatsidwa madzi okhala ndi poizoni omwe angakhale opanda chitetezo "mankhwala osatha” yomwe imadziwika kuti PFAS, malinga ndi a Environmental Working Group kusanthula.
Kafukufuku wamkati wa dipatimenti ya chitetezo kuyambira Epulo adamaliza kuti Pentagon idapereka madzi opanda chitetezo okhala ndi PFOA ndi PFOS - PFAS ziwiri zodziwika bwino - kwa mamembala a 175,000 pachaka pakukhazikitsa 24. Kafukufukuyu adangowerengera mamembala omwe amakhazikitsa omwe adapereka madzi okhala ndi PFOA ndi PFOS kuposa magawo 70 pa thililiyoni, kapena ppt, upangiri wokhazikitsidwa ndi Environmental Protection Agency mu 2016. 1 ppt.
Kuwunika kwa DOD sikunaphatikizeponso madzi akumwa a mamembala omwe amagulidwa m'malo opangira madzi am'deralo kapena m'makina amadzi apansi panthaka, omwe mwina adayipitsidwa ndi mankhwalawo.
DOD sinasindikize zowunika, za Epulo 18, 2022, mpaka zake webusayiti ya PFAS pagulu, kupangitsa kuti isapezeke kwa anthu onse kapena ogwira nawo ntchito, pokhapokha ngati atapempha. Lipotilo linalamulidwa ndi Congress mu bajeti yachitetezo cha 2019.
Chiwerengero cha ogwira ntchito omwe amatumizidwa kumadzi oipitsidwa chikhoza kukhala chokulirapo kuposa momwe EWG ikuyerekeza, yomwe imadalira kuwunika kwa mayeso amadzi omwe adanenedwa poyera ndi zolemba za DOD.
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Kuyika kodziwika kwa DOD ndi PFOS/PFOS m'madzi akumwa |
State |
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Belmont Armory |
Mik. |
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Camp Carroll |
Korea |
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Camp Red Cloud |
Korea |
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Camp Stanley |
Korea |
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Camp Walker |
Korea |
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El Campo |
Texas |
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Fort Hunter Liggett |
Ng'ombe. |
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Joint Base Lewis McChord |
Sambani. |
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Sierra Army Depot |
Ng'ombe. |
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Soto Cano Air Base |
Honduras |
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Mountain Home AFB |
Idaho |
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Horsham Air National Guard Base |
Pa. |
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Eielson AFB |
Alaska |
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New Boston AFS |
NH |
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Wright-Patterson AFB |
Ohio |
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Kunsan Air Base |
Korea |
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Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress |
Pitani. |
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Malo Othandizira Naval Diego Garcia I |
Indian Ocean |
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Malo Othandizira Naval Diego Garcia Cantonment |
Indian Ocean |
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Malo Othandizira Naval Diego Garcia Sub Site |
Indian Ocean |
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Naval Radio Transmitter Facility - Dixon |
Ng'ombe. |
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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (Kumwera) |
Ng'ombe. |
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Naval Air Station - Lakehurst |
NJ |
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Chievres Air Base / Caserne Daumerie |
Belgium |
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Kuyika kowonjezera ndi PFOA/PFOS m'madzi akumwa |
State |
PFOA/PFOS mu ppt |
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Eareckson AFBe |
Alaska |
62.1 |
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Fort Wainwright |
Alaska |
5.6 |
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Zithunzi za Fort Rucker |
Kwa. |
6.2 |
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Camp Navajo |
Ariz. |
17.1 |
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Silver Bell Army Heliport |
Ariz. |
10.1 |
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Joint Force Training Base - Los Alamitos |
Ng'ombe. |
26.7 |
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Marine Corps Logistics Base - Barstow |
Ng'ombe. |
67 |
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Military Ocean Terminal Concord |
Ng'ombe. |
3.1 |
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Malo ophunzitsira a Parks Reserve Forces |
Ng'ombe. |
18.5 |
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Sharpe Army Depot |
Ng'ombe. |
15 |
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Corry Station |
Fl. |
15.1 |
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Marianna Readiness Center |
Fl. |
9.56 |
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Ocala Readiness Center |
Fl. |
16 |
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Zithunzi za Fort Benning |
Ga. |
17.7 |
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Fort Gordon |
Ga. |
12.5 |
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Gillem Annex |
Ga. |
12.5 |
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Guam US Naval Activities |
Guam |
59 |
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Malo Opangira Zida Zankhondo ku Iowa |
Iowa |
6 |
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Rock Island Arsenal |
Kudwala. |
13.6 |
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane |
Ndi. |
1.4 |
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Terre Haute National Guard Site |
Ndi. |
5.8 |
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Fort Leavenworth |
Kan.` |
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Fort Campbell |
Magazi. |
15.8 |
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Mzinda wa Fort Knox |
Ky. |
4 |
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Natick Soldier Systems Center |
Misa. |
11.8 |
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Rehoboth National Guard Site |
Misa. |
2.1 |
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Brigadier General Thomas B. Baker Training Site |
luso. |
3.9 |
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Camp Fretterd Readiness Center |
luso. |
1.66 |
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Fort Detrick |
luso. |
6.9 |
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Frederick Readiness Center |
luso. |
2.9 |
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Kusungirako Gulu Lankhondo Lamfuti |
luso. |
5.5 |
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La Plata Readiness Center |
luso. |
2.2 |
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Queen Anne Readiness Center |
luso. |
1.04 |
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Tsamba la Maphunziro a Bangor |
Maine |
16.3 |
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Camp Grayling |
Mik. |
13.2 |
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Grand Ledge Hangar |
Mik. |
1.78 |
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Jackson Readiness Center |
Mik. |
0.687 |
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Camp Ripley |
Minn. |
1.79 |
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Fort Leonard Wood |
Lolemba |
5.1 |
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Camp McCain |
Abiti. |
0.907 |
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Malo ogulitsira a Billings Field Maintenance 6 |
Phiri. |
1.69 |
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Zithunzi za Fort Bragg |
NC |
|
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Msilikali wa Ocean Terminal Sunny Point |
NC |
21.2 |
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Seymour Johnson AFB |
NC |
11.53 |
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Camp Davis |
ND |
0.92 |
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Camp Grafton |
ND |
5.85 |
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Camp Ashland |
Neb. |
2.3 |
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Malo ogulitsira a Norfolk Field Maintenance 7 |
Neb. |
3.4 |
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New Hampshire National Guard Training Site -Strafford |
NH |
10 |
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Flemington Armory |
NJ |
1.67 |
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Franklin Armory |
NJ |
2.73 |
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Picatinny Arsenal |
NJ |
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Camp Smith |
NY |
51 |
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Fort Drum |
NY |
53 |
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Nyanja ya Seneca |
NY |
1.8 |
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Watervliet Arsenal |
NY |
4 |
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West Point US Military Academy |
NY |
3 |
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Camp Gruber Training Center |
Chabwino. |
1.02 |
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Mcalester Army Ammunition Plant |
Chabwino |
3.1 |
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Midwest City Readiness Center |
Chabwino |
4.42 |
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Camp Rilea |
Miyalayo. |
0.719 |
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Malo a Christmas Valley Radar |
Miyalayo. |
1.2 |
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Lane County Air Force Readiness Center Facility Monitoring System 5 |
Miyalayo. |
1.68 |
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Ontario Readiness Center |
Miyalayo. |
1.2 |
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Salem Anderson Readiness Center |
Miyalayo. |
1.8 |
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Carlisle Barracks |
Pa. |
2 |
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Fort Indiantown Gap |
Pa. |
1.42 |
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Tobyhanna Army Depot |
Pa. |
4.78 |
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Camp Santiago Training Center |
Puerto |
2.9 |
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Fort Allen Training Area |
Puerto |
2.11 |
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Muñiz Air National Guard Base |
Puerto |
7.1 |
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Coventry Training Site |
RI |
10.6 |
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North Smithfield |
RI |
27.6 |
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Fort Jackson |
SC |
18.2 |
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McCrady Training Site |
SC |
1.19 |
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Tsamba la Maphunziro a Custer |
SD |
0.1 |
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Holston Army Amunition Plant |
Ten. |
6.1 |
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Camp Bowie-Musgrave |
Texas |
0.8 |
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Zithunzi za Fort Hood |
Texas |
2.4 |
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Camp Williams |
Utah |
3.39 |
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Fort Lee |
Pitani. |
1.5 |
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Ntchito Yothandizira Naval Hampton Roads Kumpoto chakumadzulo |
Pitani. |
1.2 |
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Vint Hills |
Pitani. |
410 |
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Betelehem Military Compound (St. Croix) |
VI |
1.23 |
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Blair Hangar AAOF (St. Croix) |
VI |
0.903 |
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Francis Armory Nazareth (St. Thomas) |
VI |
3.6 |
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North Hyde Park |
Vt. |
1.97 |
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Camp Ethan Allen Training Site |
Vt. |
40.8 |
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Webusaiti Yophunzitsira ya Westminster |
Vt. |
0.869 |
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Fairchild AFB |
Sambani. |
4.5 |
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Yakima Training Center |
Sambani. |
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Camp Guernsey |
Wyo. |
0.836 |
EWG yazindikira zambiri kuposa 400 DOD masamba ndi kuipitsidwa kodziwika kwa PFAS mu nthaka kapena madzi akumwa. Kugwiritsa ntchito thovu lozimitsa moto lopangidwa ndi PFAS ndiye gwero lalikulu la kuipitsidwaku. PFAS imatha kusamukira ku zitsime zomwe DOD imagwiritsa ntchito madzi akumwa, kutengera malo omwe ali.
PFAS imadziwika kuti "mankhwala osatha" chifukwa ikatulutsidwa m'malo osawonongeka ndipo imatha kupanga m'magazi ndi ziwalo zathu. Kuwonetsedwa kwa PFAS kumawonjezera chiopsezo cha khansa, kumawononga chitukuko cha mwana wosabadwayo ndi amachepetsa mphamvu ya katemera. Magazi pafupifupi aku America onse ali ndi PFAS, malinga ndi a Maziko a Kuletsa ndi Kuteteza Matenda.
Kuwunika kwamkati kwa DOD kumazindikira zowawa zambiri izi, koma kunyalanyaza chiwopsezo chowonjezereka cha khansa ya impso ndi testicular kuchokera pakuwonetseredwa kwa PFAS, komwe kumalembedwa bwino ndi ena. mabungwe a federal.
DOD idasiyanso zotsatira za PFAS paumoyo wa amayi ndi mwana chifukwa kuwunika kwake "kumayang'ana kwambiri asitikali ndi omenyera nkhondo." Kafukufuku amasonyeza kuti 13,000 mamembala amabereka chaka chilichonse, ndipo ambiri m'mabanja amakhala pa kukhazikitsa DOD.
"Kuwonetsedwa kwa PFAS pa nthawi yapakati komanso ubwana kumalumikizidwa ndi zovuta zambiri zaumoyo, kuphatikiza kuthamanga kwa magazi komwe kumayambitsa mimba, kulemera pang'ono, nthawi yayitali yoyamwitsa, kusokonezeka kwa chithokomiro, kuchepa kwa katemera komanso kuvulaza njira zoberekera," adatero EWG Toxicologist. Alexis Temkin, Ph.D.
