Posted on Sep 7, 2019
Navy Seeking to Test Private Wells Near Groton Submarine Base
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The U.S. Navy is seeking to test private drinking wells near the Connecticut submarine base for potentially dangerous industrial compounds known as "forever chemicals."
Navy officials say they're trying to determine whether certain chemicals used at the Groton submarine base migrated through groundwater to private drinking levels at unsafe levels.
Officials will be testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS. Authorities say the most common Navy use of the chemicals has been in a firefighting foam.
The chemicals have been linked to various health risks, including developmental issues in children and decreased liver, thyroid and immune system function.
Navy officials say they're trying to determine whether certain chemicals used at the Groton submarine base migrated through groundwater to private drinking levels at unsafe levels.
Officials will be testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS. Authorities say the most common Navy use of the chemicals has been in a firefighting foam.
The chemicals have been linked to various health risks, including developmental issues in children and decreased liver, thyroid and immune system function.
Navy Seeking to Test Private Wells Near Groton Submarine Base
Posted from nbcconnecticut.com
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Not quite sure how I did this but the comment below that I started was intended for the move to Utah of the flying team.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
Not sure if the keys are too small, my fingers too fat or my attention span needs improvement........or all of them
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I had Reserve SeaBees dig a well behind our lot in the early 90's, so we could have fresh water to exercise the ROWPU units. Chlorine destroys the 8 expensive filter elements, so you need raw water to exercise the units. A few years after I punched out, the controversy about Camp Lejeune water began. I always wondered if the investigators ever used the well for water samples.
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