PFAS deer advisory area shrinks around Wurtsmith Air Force Base

Michigan health officials have shrunk the perimeter of an Iosco County advisory area where hunters shouldn’t eat deer meet due to toxic PFAS contamination near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Thursday, Sept. 2 that a “Do Not Eat” advisory perimeter around Clark’s Marsh was shrinking to a three-mile radius around the marsh from the previous five-mile radius set in 2018.