Posted on 12/26/2024 5:54:41 PM PST by dmam2011
FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Over 50 military installations are alleged to have toxic levels of water contamination that cause a variety of illnesses, diseases and cancers. Now, Fort Campbell has been added to that list.
In November 2023, the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization, released information indicating that the groundwater on post is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which could expose current and former servicemembers to potentially dangerous toxins. A lawsuit in federal court claims the PFAS contamination in Fort Campbell’s groundwater has registered well above the EPA-recommended limit.
Spent time and both Lejeune and Campbell. Fortunately, not a lot in either.
3 yr vet of the 101st and Ft Campbell.
The challenge with PFAS contamination in the Clarksville area is there is a lot of well-developed karst in the limestone formations there, which makes it hard to predict flow patterns. Students in the geology department at Austin Peay State University have done some work in identifying the karst networks, but karst can be very difficult to work with which makes tracking down PFAS contamination, which is notoriously persistent, even more challenging.
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A little less than a year at Lejeune 1958-59. Dependent.
I’ve heard that officers quarters were not drawing from the contaminated wells - don’t know that for a fact. No health issues in our family that could be linked to the Lejeune water.
It’s better than Camp LeJune water!!
Class-action lawsuit to follow...
Lawyers following news of military water supplies?
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