Nipasẹ Monica Amarelo, eyin, Kejìlá 19, 2022
Diẹ ẹ sii ju awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ 600,000 ni awọn fifi sori ẹrọ ologun 116 ni wọn fun omi ni ọdọọdun pẹlu awọn ipele ti ko ni aabo ti majele.lailai kemikali” ti a mọ si PFAS, ni ibamu si ẹya Ayika Ẹgbẹ Ṣiṣẹpọ.
Iwadi inu inu nipasẹ Sakaani ti Aabo lati Oṣu Kẹrin pari Pentagon ṣe iranṣẹ omi ti ko ni aabo ti o ni PFOA ati PFOS - PFAS olokiki meji julọ - si awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ 175,000 ni ọdun kan ni awọn fifi sori ẹrọ 24. Iwadi yẹn nikan ka awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ ni awọn fifi sori ẹrọ ti o jẹ omi pẹlu awọn ipele ti PFOA ati PFOS ti o tobi ju awọn ẹya 70 fun aimọye kan, tabi ppt, ipele imọran ti a ṣeto nipasẹ Ile-iṣẹ Idaabobo Ayika ni ọdun 2016. Ṣugbọn ile-ibẹwẹ ni Oṣu Karun mu ipele yẹn pọ si, si kere ju 1 ppt.
Onínọmbà DOD naa ko pẹlu omi mimu ti awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ ti o ra lati awọn ohun elo omi agbegbe tabi lati awọn eto omi ti adani lori ipilẹ, eyiti o le tun ti doti pẹlu awọn kemikali.
DOD ko ti ṣe atẹjade igbelewọn, ọjọ Kẹrin 18, 2022, si rẹ oju opo wẹẹbu PFAS ti gbogbo eniyan, jẹ ki o wa ni imunadoko fun gbogbo eniyan tabi awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ, ayafi nipa ibeere. Iroyin naa ni aṣẹ nipasẹ Ile asofin ijoba ni 2019 olugbeja isuna.
Nọmba awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ ti a fun ni omi idoti le paapaa tobi ju iṣiro EWG lọ, eyiti o da lori atunyẹwo ti awọn idanwo eto omi ti o royin ni gbangba ati awọn igbasilẹ DOD.
Awọn fifi sori ẹrọ idanimọ DOD pẹlu PFOS/PFOS ninu omi mimu |
State |
Belmont ihamọra |
Mikẹ́lì. |
Camp Carroll |
Korea |
Camp Red awọsanma |
Korea |
Camp Stanley |
Korea |
Camp Walker |
Korea |
El Campo |
Texas |
Fort Hunter Liggett |
Calif. |
Joint Base Lewis McChord |
Fo. |
Sierra Army Ibi ipamọ |
Calif. |
Soto Cano Air Base |
Honduras |
Mountain Home AFB |
Idaho |
Horsham Air National Guard Base |
Pa. |
Eielson AFB |
Alaska |
New Boston AFS |
NH |
Wright-Patterson AFB |
Ohio |
Kunsan Air Base |
Korea |
Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Iranlọwọ ibalẹ Field Fentress |
Nlọ. |
Ohun elo Atilẹyin Ọgagun Diego Garcia I |
Indiankun Inde |
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Cantonment |
Indiankun Inde |
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Iha Aye |
Indiankun Inde |
Ohun elo Atagba Redio Naval – Dixon |
Calif. |
Ibudo Omi-ogun Marine Corps Pendleton (Guusu) |
Calif. |
Naval Air Station - Lakehurst |
NJ |
Chievres Air Base / Caserne Daumerie |
Belgium |
Awọn fifi sori ẹrọ ni afikun pẹlu PFOA/PFOS ninu omi mimu |
State |
PFOA/PFOS ni ppt |
Eareckson AFBe |
Alaska |
62.1 |
Fort Wainwright |
Alaska |
5.6 |
Fort Rucker |
Si awọn. |
6.2 |
Camp Navajo |
Ariz. |
17.1 |
Silver Bell Army Heliport |
Ariz. |
10.1 |
Apapọ Force Training Base - Los Alamitos |
Calif. |
26.7 |
Marine Corps eekaderi Mimọ - Barstow |
Calif. |
67 |
Ologun Ocean Terminal Concord |
Calif. |
3.1 |
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area |
Calif. |
18.5 |
Sharpe Army Ibi ipamọ |
Calif. |
15 |
Corry Ibusọ |
Fl. |
15.1 |
Ile-iṣẹ imurasilẹ Marianna |
Fl. |
9.56 |
Ocala afefeayika Center |
Fl. |
16 |
Fort Benning |
Ga. |
17.7 |
Fort Gordon |
Ga. |
12.5 |
Gillem Afikun |
Ga. |
12.5 |
Guam US Naval akitiyan |
Konfigoresonu |
59 |
Iowa Army ohun ija ọgbin |
Iowa |
6 |
Rock Island Arsenal |
Aisan. |
13.6 |
Naval dada Warfare Center Crane |
Ind. |
1.4 |
Terre Haute National Guard Aaye |
Ind. |
5.8 |
Fort Leavenworth |
Kan.` |
|
Fort Campbell |
Ẹjẹ. |
15.8 |
Fort Knox |
Ky. |
4 |
Natick Soja Systems Center |
Ibi-. |
11.8 |
Rehoboth National Guard Aaye |
Ibi-. |
2.1 |
Brigadier General Thomas B. Baker Training Aaye |
aworan. |
3.9 |
Camp Fretterd afefeayika Center |
aworan. |
1.66 |
Fort Detrick |
aworan. |
6.9 |
Frederick afefeayika Center |
aworan. |
2.9 |
Ifiṣura Ologun Gunpowder |
aworan. |
5.5 |
La Plata afefeayika Center |
aworan. |
2.2 |
Queen Anne afefeayika Center |
aworan. |
1.04 |
Aaye Ikẹkọ Bangor |
Maine |
16.3 |
Camp Grayling |
Mikẹ́lì. |
13.2 |
Grand Ledge Hangar |
Mikẹ́lì. |
1.78 |
Jackson afefeayika Center |
Mikẹ́lì. |
0.687 |
Camp Ripley |
Minn. |
1.79 |
Fort Leonard Wood |
Mon |
5.1 |
Camp McCain |
Sọnu. |
0.907 |
Itaja Itoju aaye Billings 6 |
Oke. |
1.69 |
Fort Bragg |
NC |
|
Ologun Òkun ebute Sunny Point |
NC |
21.2 |
Seymour Johnson AFB |
NC |
11.53 |
Camp Davis |
ND |
0.92 |
Camp Grafton |
ND |
5.85 |
ibudó Ashland |
Nebu. |
2.3 |
Ile itaja Itọju aaye Norfolk 7 |
Nebu. |
3.4 |
New Hampshire National Guard Training Aaye –Strafford |
NH |
10 |
Flemington ihamọra |
NJ |
1.67 |
Franklin Armory |
NJ |
2.73 |
Picatinny Arsenal |
NJ |
|
Camp Smith |
NY |
51 |
Ilu Fort |
NY |
53 |
Adagun Seneca |
NY |
1.8 |
Watervliet Arsenal |
NY |
4 |
West Point US Military Academy |
NY |
3 |
Camp Gruber Training Center |
Okla. |
1.02 |
Mcalester Army ohun ija ọgbin |
Okla |
3.1 |
Midwest City afefeayika Center |
Okla |
4.42 |
Camp Rilea |
Gbadura. |
0.719 |
Christmas Valley Reda Aye |
Gbadura. |
1.2 |
Eto Abojuto Ohun elo Ile-iṣẹ Iduroṣinṣin Air County Lane County 5 |
Gbadura. |
1.68 |
Ontario afefeayika Center |
Gbadura. |
1.2 |
Salem Anderson afefeayika Center |
Gbadura. |
1.8 |
Carlisle Barracks |
Pa. |
2 |
Fort Indiantown Gap |
Pa. |
1.42 |
Tobyhanna Army Ibi ipamọ |
Pa. |
4.78 |
Camp Santiago Training Center |
Puerto |
2.9 |
Fort Allen Ikẹkọ Area |
Puerto |
2.11 |
Muñiz Air National Guard Base |
Puerto |
7.1 |
Aaye Ikẹkọ Coventry |
RI |
10.6 |
North Smithfield |
RI |
27.6 |
Fort Jackson |
SC |
18.2 |
McCrady Training Aaye |
SC |
1.19 |
Aaye Ikẹkọ Custer |
SD |
0.1 |
Holston Army ohun ija ọgbin |
Tenn. |
6.1 |
Camp Bowie-Musgrave |
Texas |
0.8 |
Fort Hood |
Texas |
2.4 |
Camp Williams |
Utah |
3.39 |
Fort Lee |
Nlọ. |
1.5 |
Naval Support aṣayan iṣẹ-ṣiṣe Hampton Roads Northwest |
Nlọ. |
1.2 |
Vint Hills |
Nlọ. |
410 |
Agbo Ologun Betlehemu (St. Croix) |
VI |
1.23 |
Blair Hangar AAOF (St. Croix) |
VI |
0.903 |
Francis Armory Nasareti (St. Thomas) |
VI |
3.6 |
North Hyde Park |
Vt. |
1.97 |
Camp Ethan Allen Training Aaye |
Vt. |
40.8 |
Westminster Training Aaye |
Vt. |
0.869 |
Fairchild AFB |
Fo. |
4.5 |
Ile-iṣẹ Ikẹkọ Yakima |
Fo. |
|
Camp Guernsey |
Wyo. |
0.836 |
EWG ti ṣe idanimọ diẹ sii ju 400 DOD ojula pẹlu ibajẹ PFAS ti a mọ ni ilẹ tabi omi mimu. Lilo foomu ija ina ti a ṣe pẹlu PFAS jẹ orisun akọkọ ti ibajẹ yii. PFAS le jade lọ si awọn kanga ti DOD nlo fun omi mimu, da lori awọn ipo aaye kan pato.
PFAS ni a mọ ni “awọn kemikali lailai” nitori ni kete ti a ti tu silẹ sinu agbegbe wọn ko ya lulẹ ati pe o le dagba soke ninu ẹjẹ ati awọn ara wa. Ifihan si PFAS mu ki awọn ewu ti akàn, ṣe ipalara fun idagbasoke ọmọ inu oyun ati dinku imunadoko ti awọn ajesara. Ẹjẹ ti o fẹrẹ jẹ gbogbo awọn ara ilu Amẹrika ti doti pẹlu PFAS, ni ibamu si awọn Iṣẹ fun Arun Iṣakoso ati idena.
Iwadii DOD ti inu ṣe idanimọ ọpọlọpọ awọn ipalara wọnyi, ṣugbọn o kọju ewu ti o pọ si ti kidinrin ati akàn testicular lati ifihan PFAS, eyiti o jẹ akọsilẹ daradara nipasẹ awọn miiran. awọn ajo ile-iṣẹ.
DOD tun yọkuro ipa ti PFAS lori ilera iya ati oyun nitori atunyẹwo rẹ “dojukọ awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ ologun ati awọn ogbo.” Awọn ẹkọ fihan pe nipa 13,000 awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ iṣẹ fun ibi ni gbogbo ọdun, ati ọpọlọpọ awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ ẹbi n gbe lori awọn fifi sori ẹrọ DOD.
“Ifarabalẹ PFAS lakoko oyun ati igba ewe ni asopọ si ọpọlọpọ awọn ipalara ilera, pẹlu haipatensonu ti oyun, iwuwo ibimọ kekere, akoko kukuru ti igbayan, idalọwọduro tairodu, imunadoko ajesara dinku ati ipalara si awọn eto ibisi,” EWG Toxicologist sọ. Alexis Temkin, Ph.D.