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48,000 liters of PFAS-contaminated water leaked from U.S. army base in Japan in August (news.cgtn.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Approximately 48,000 liters of water contaminated with PFAS synthetic chemicals overflowed from a firefighting training area at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Japan during heavy rainfall in August, the Asahi Shimbun reported recently, citing the Tokyo metropolitan government.

Tokyo officials received the report on October 3 from the U.S. military through the Japanese Defense Ministry, according to Asahi Shimbun.

On October 4, a council composed of officials from the metropolitan government and affected municipalities told Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani that the significant delay in reporting the incident was deeply regrettable, the Japanese media reported.

The council also requested that the Japanese government take responsibility for investigating and analyzing the leak's potential impact on groundwater and other environmental resources.

PFAS, used in various products such as frying pan coatings and water-repellent clothing, have been detected in high concentrations at places near Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military bases as well as industrial areas in Japan.

Since last year, regions in Japan including Okinawa, Osaka and Tokyo have successively reported excessive levels of PFAS in their water bodies, and abnormal blood tests of nearby residents.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

I think it's already difficult to find an airport or firefighter training area that isn't saturated in pfas anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What military activity generates PFAS?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fire retardant foam probably.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yup. Used to live near an old training centre and they spent years cleaning it up. Then I moved 5 hours away and ironically ended up a couple blocks away from another training centre that they've started to warn people about and are trying to clean. It's a big problem