The PFAS acts as a surfactant, helping the material spread more quickly. By the 1970s, every military base, Navy ship, civilian airport, and fire station regularly used AFFF. Congressional ...

A common source of PFAS contamination was aqueous film-forming foam used by military firefighters at U.S. and Japanese bases in the country. Both militaries have phased out its use, and U.S ...

HUGE AMOUNTS SPENT IN U.S. PFAS contamination has been found in other communities near U.S. military bases as well. In July 2023, the U.S. military acknowledged three incidents between 2010 and ...

Residents living near U.S. military bases in Japan are facing the potential health hazards posed by PFAS, a group of man-made chemicals known for lingering in the environment and in the human body.

High levels of chemicals used in firefighting foam have been detected near a U.S. Air Force base in northeastern Japan, officials announced Wednesday. PFAS ... that the U.S. military had ...