Pat Elder Archives prior to April, 2021. (See “Latest News” on the homepage for Pat’s current work.)
Articles on military contamination appear below.
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How the Military Contaminates Southern Maryland
By Pat Elder
April 19, 2021
Powerpoint presentation - 42 slides. Fort George Meade, Joint Base Andrews, Naval Research Lab - Chesapeake Beach, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Patuxent River NAS, and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren all contaminate Southern Maryland. Photo shows PFAS contamination on a beach in Southern Maryland.
A Vermont Landfill is Contaminating a Canadian Lake with PFAS
Casella Water Systems is contaminating Lake Memphremagog with runoff from the state’s only landfill. The Canadians north of the border aren’t happy.
Pat Elder
March 1, 2021
I’ll examine this international controversy and the threat to public health caused by PFAS from a landfill’s leachate. I’ll look at drinking water contamination and how PFAS bio-accumulates in fish. Finally, I’ll interview Henry Coe, a Vermont environmentalist who understands the history of this tragedy and the dangers inherent in disposing PFAS into surface waters. https://patelder.weebly.com/lake-memphremagog.html
Creech Air Force Base has poisoned the region's environment
Pat Elder
February 27, 2021
Creech Air Force Base is the headquarters of the USAF's 432nd Air Wing of Predator and Reaper drones which illegally operate deadly, remotely piloted aircraft in various foreign countries. Creech is an extraordinarily secret place. Unlike Beale and Travis, Creech is not an EPA Superfund site, although it’s not due to a lack of contaminants.
The highest levels of PFOS and PFOA were reported at 21,066 ppt. in groundwater at Creech. See https://patelder.weebly.com/creech-afb-is-poisoned.html
Three mattresses, two box springs, two couches, and one chair
PFAS runoff from a Vermont landfill is poisoning a lake shared with Canada, and the Winooski River
By Pat Elder
February 20, 2021
In 2019, three mattresses, two box springs, two couches, and one chair were pulled out of the waste stream at the Coventry Landfill in Vermont and tested for per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS) chemicals. The testing was conducted on behalf of the owner of the landfill, New England Waste Services, (NEWSVT), a subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems, in accordance with a testing plan approved by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, (DEC).
Samples from the mattresses and couches were collected and submitted to Alpha Analytical for analysis of PFAS concentrations. They found the items contained 1.2 million parts per trillion (ppt) of the toxins. See: https://patelder.weebly.com/poisoning-memphremagog-and-the-winooski.html
Oklahoma and PFAS
The fox is in charge of the hen house
Pat Elder
February 11, 2021
Environmental "protection" in Oklahoma
Yesterday I received an email from an environmental activist in Oklahoma who asked me to review a bill that has been introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature that purports to regulate PFAS in the state. I remembered there were astronomical PFAS levels at Tinker Air Force Base, so I reviewed the engineer’s reports for him and wrote a brief critique of the bill which I’ve included here.
The clean water activist explained that Ken Wagner is Oklahoma’s Secretary of Energy & Environment. Wagner is a close associate of Scott Pruitt and followed Pruitt from Tulsa to Washington when he took the reigns of the EPA. Pruitt and Wagner were Trump’s darlings and proceeded to methodically deregulated a host of Obama-era environmental rules before Pruitt was ousted for ethical lapses. When Pruitt departed, Wagner came home to run the state’s energy and environment department.
The groundwater outside of Hangar 230 on Tinker Air Force base was found to contain 464,000 parts per trillion pf PFOS and PFOA when the Air Force had it tested in 2017.
Bad News for Westminster (MD) and the Surrounding Region
The PFAS contamination recently reported in your drinking water is likely to be much worse than you’ve been led to believe.
By Pat Elder
February 2, 2021
Where’s the PFAS coming from in Westminster and Hampstead, Maryland? The MDE should test the groundwater and the surface water in these locations to start finding out:
A story in the Carroll County Times recently reported that PFOS and PFOA levels were detected at 154.96 parts per trillion (ppt) in one of Westminster’s 10 drinking water wells. In nearby Hampstead, the two substances totaled 249.3 ppt in one of 15 wells serving the town. These results are likely to be the tip of the contaminated iceberg. The EPA has issued an “advisory” to states suggesting they limit water containing more than 70 ppt for two types of PFAS - PFOS and PFOA. See https://patelder.weebly.com/westminster-md--pfas.html
PFAS in Fish
PFAS in Seafood ...
CA PFAS
Substances, (PFAS). These deadly "forever chemicals," and a host ...
George PFAS
PFAS Contamination Near George Air Force Base Threatens Public Health ...
PFAS & Nuclear Weapons
PFAS and The Bomb ...
PFAS Action Act
are in trouble. The PFAS Action Act Fails to Protect Public Health
Maryland PFAS Bill
One Small Step on PFAS in MarylandBy Pat ...
CA PFAS Bill
water but much more needs to be done No one should be drinking water containing PFAS. On February 6 ...
MD slow on PFAS
Maryland is slowly taking action to test for PFAS. Ben Grumbles is Maryland's Secretary ...
Researching PFAS Contamination
Researching PFAS Contamination Caused by the Military in Vermont ...
Westminster, MD & PFAS
The PFAS contamination recently reported in your drinking water ...
PFAS Task Force
Pentagon Reports 250 New Sites Are Contaminated with PFAS ...
MD Report Deceives Public
Maryland Report Misleads the Public on PFAS Contamination in OystersState downplays threat to human ...
Sue the Military
for PFAS Contamination! The red X shows the site of the old burn pit at the now closed Tustin ...
Do not eat the fish
Seafood often contains high levels of toxic PFAS ...
Burlington ANG Part 2
of PFAS Contamination at the Burlington Air National ...
Food & Water
as the primary source of PFAS contamination in people ...
Contaminated Oysters & Water in MD
High PFAS Levels Found in Oysters and the St. Mary’s ...
Pleasanton
? And how did it get there? Pleasantonâs well water is highly contaminated with PFAS. Where ...
Pax River 5 - Naval Confusion
Navy Confuses St. Mary's Community with Misinformation and Inaccuracies Concerning PFAS Navy ...
WSSC
Testing by the Environmental Working Group has shown the presence of 17.8 parts per trillion of PFAS ...
Pax River 7 - Leg. Remedies
General Assembly that would ban the use of PFAS substances during civilian firefighter training purposes ...
Caveat Emptor
indiscriminate use of PFAS chemicals. This case study from St ...
Pax River 7 - Leg. Remedies
General Assembly that would ban the use of PFAS substances during civilian firefighter training purposes ...
Databases
California Databases/Reports on PFAS Contamination at Military
Patuxent River Series
warned Military Poisons, which is censored on Naval installations, not to use their logos. PFAS ...
Antietam Creek
show high levels of PFAS contamination; Maryland Department ...
Water Board
interactive map on PFAS. To find the entire PFAS database in excel format, the public must know how
Satire
Elder’s Magic Bubbles PFAS foam ...
Pax River 6 - Response to Enterprise
system uses carcinogenic PFAS foam during a test in a hangar. March 8, 2020 - The Enterprise ...
Burlington ANG Part 1
Impact of PFAS Contaminationat the Burlington Air National Guard Base(part 1 of a 3-part series ...
Mike Pence
stockpiles of PFAS-laced firefighting foam. The other Indiana firm is Tradebe Treatment ...
Burlington ANG Part 3
Environment Testing, the country's largest PFAS testing laboratory. Donate ...
Coast Guard
The Coast Guard and PFAS ...
Home
Maryland Causes Massive PFAS Contamination Practice exercises using fire fighting foam
Maryland
Maryland Local reporting desensitizes the public on the threatof PFAS chemicals in our waters ...
Webster Field Contaminates St. Mary's
Causes Massive PFAS Contamination Practice ...
Pax River 4 - Q's to Ask
PFAS Contamination at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station ...
Lake Memphremagog
a Canadian Lake with PFAS I’ll examine this international controversy ...
Oklahoma
Legislature that purports to regulate PFAS in the state. I remembered there were astronomical PFAS ...
MD Seafood is Contaminated
contaminated with PFAS By Pat ElderNovember23, 2020 Chemicals in Chesapeake rockfish ...
Vermont
and Justice Coalition) A New England tour on PFAS contamination of water would focus on the military ...
Baltsun
for harmful ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS https .
Poisoning Memphremagog and the Winooski
, according to Matt Dow, Burlington Waste Water Facilities Manager. Disposing of PFAS-laden leachate ...
Webster Field
Maryland should regulate PFAS ...
Camp Parks
of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination detected at 18.60 parts per trillion (ppt
Testing
shows that drinking water sources for 7.5 million people in California are contaminated with PFAS
MD to Test Water Oysters,
PFAS Contamination of the Chesapeake Bay Region by the Navy ...
Maine
Dirogo (to lead) or Sequitur (to follow)? Massive releases of PFAS at Loring AFB, which closed ...
New Military Poisons Website
—which exposes the connections between water, food, and health to PFAS contamination caused ...
Big Lie in Vermont
, 2021By Pat Elder, Military Poisons and the Vermont PFAS and Military Poisons Coalition I sat ...
Test Results - St. Mary's
The foam gathers on the beach almost every day. PFAS Test Results for St. Inigoes Creek & St ...
Test the waters in MD!
of the Environment released a report that found no cause for alarm regarding the presence of PFAS in the St ...
Dog & Pony Show
Navy’s PFAS dog and pony show falls flat ...
Ches Beach
. Mary’s City, MD pat.elder@civilianexposure.org December 11, 2019 PFAS & Other Contaminants
Crabs
the public not to consume more than 1 part per trillion of any kind of PFAS in drinking water, there's ...
Beale Flyer
substances, (PFAS) have polluted the groundwater, surface water, soils and the sewer systems in and around ...
What's in your water?
. PFAS causes a host of cancers, causes several childhood diseases, and damages a woman’s
MetCom Reports
PFAS chemicals found in all aspects of Metcom’s system.A listing of agricultural lands where MetCom ...
Pat Elder Bio
the harm caused by the U.S. military’s use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in routine fire
Military Poisons will have a new website
to military PFAS contamination. The webinar will be one-hour: 2 PM-PST, 3 PM-MST, 4 PM-CST, or 5 PM ...
Where are the results?
Maryland!Where are the testing results for PFAS in oysters?By Pat ElderSeptember 30, 2020 ...
Cohoes Sources
Sources of PFAS Incinerated at Cohoes, NY Revealed ...
Pax River 1 - What we don't know
See the warning letter from the Naval Command below. PFAS Contamination at the Patuxent ...
Mike Miller
Did PFAS Contribute to Senator ...
Pax River 3 - St. Inigoes Creek
of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, shows PFAS levels at 1,894.3 ppt ...
Los Alamitos
of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination detected at 790.5 parts per trillion (ppt
NATO Poisons Fish
PFAS in firefighting foams is to blameBy Pat ElderNo to War - No to NATOSeptember12, 2020 ...
JB Andrews Contaminates Maryland
Maryland Rivers and Creeks with PFAS Chemicals By Pat ElderOctober 20, 2020 ...
Okinawan Frustration
. The title of the event was “A Citizens Gathering to Protect the Lives of People from PFAS-Polluted ...
Massachusetts
(Military Poisons),A New England tour on PFAS contamination of water would focus on the military since ...
Pax River 2 - Other Chemicals
, Gardiner Pond, the Patuxent River, and the Chesapeake Bay are severely polluted with with PFAS and other ...
New Hampshire
additional very important pieces of legislation including:1- writing the PFAS drinking water maximum ...
Cohoes Data
Materials containing PFAS/AFFF solutions received into Norlite - Bulk Loads File 1Materials ...
Okinawa
PFAS Release from Marine Corps Base Contaminates Okinawa Pat ElderApril 12 ...
Fort Hunter Liggett
released by the Army through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination
Fort Ord
The Army Contaminates Fort Ord Region with PFAS
Petition
, our drinking water, and food are safe from PFAS contamination?The Baltimore Sun recently published ...
Camp Roberts
Guard units. Data released by the Army through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS
Hawaii
State Attorneys General In Urging Congress to Act on PFAS. The measure is extraordinarily weak ...
Sierra Army Depot
of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination detected at 221.00 parts per trillion (ppt) in tests
Camp Pendleton
. Well water found to contain 820.8 ppt of PFAS Carbon filter systems can treat
Sharpe Army Depot
of Information Act (FOIA) request show PFAS contamination detected at 43.70 parts per trillion (ppt) in tests
Futenma Foam
fluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS), far surpassing Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. Surface water ...
Fresno
Fresno’s PFAS Contamination Problem ...
Fresno ANG
and found all 7 to be contaminated with PFAS. The average well was contaminated with 8.7 ppt of PFAS
Tour and Forum Info
PFAS contamination from military bases. The 20-City Tour Pat Elder's 20-city California tour ...
Almaden
tested within the San Jose Water Company's jurisdiction were found to contain PFAS contamination
Lawrence Livermore
in 2019 and found 23.5 ppt of PFAS & PFOA, 14.1 ppt of "other PFAS" for a total of 37.6 ppt. See First
Maryland Military Bases
of these sites have confirmed or “suspected” use of PFAS by the DOD. It’s up to the state to protect its ...
Joint Base Andrews
Joint Base Andrews is Severely Contaminated with PFAS Final Site Inspections Report of Fire ...
Mount Owen Rifle Range
(PFHxA) 2.5 First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th
North Highlands ANG
ACID (PFHxA) 4.5First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th
Chico
the First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th 2019Source
Pax River AFFF Use
has “foamed” Metcom’s sanitary sewer system with thousands of gallons of PFAS chemicals as the navy ...
RABs
poisoning groundwater with PFAS contaminants.The Navy says the meetings are open to the general public
Creech AFB is poisoned
Committee and Military Poisons: Exposing the Military as the Hidden Polluter of Water and Food with PFAS ...
El Toro
PFAS chemicals for a total of 70.0 ppt PFAS 70. See: First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public
Norton AFB
are developed and promulgated.” Because the risks to human health from PFAS in soil are not fully
Stockton Naval
ACID (PFOA) 9.1PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA) 2.3First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water
Camp Lockett
of the Campo Hills Public Works for PFAS in 2019.91906 campo potrero tecate el rancho live oak springs
Borrego Springs
the Borrego Springs Water for PFAS in 2019. 92004 Julian Salton City
Blythe
water for PFAS in 2019. 92225 Mesa Verde, Blythe, Ehrenberg, Ripley
Bridgeport USMC
Water Board did not test Bridgeport's water for PFAS in 2019. 93517 Dardanelle Fales Hot Springs Belfort Walker Coleville
Camp Callan
for PFAS in 2019. 92037 92122 Del Mar Torrey Pines La Jolla Carmel Valley
Bodega
.The California Water Board did not test Bodega's water for PFAS in 2019. 94922 94923 94972 bodega bay salmon creek
Camp Coxcomb
the Twentynine Palms Water system for PFAS in 2019. Rice Midland Miilligan Desert Center 92277
Bodega
.The California Water Board did not test Bodega's water for PFAS in 2019. 94922 94923 94972 bodega bay salmon creek
Bolsa Chica
. The California Water Board did not test Huntington Beach's water for PFAS in 2019. 92649 92647 90740 huntington beach sunset beach
Mather AFB
contaminated with PFAS and the carcinogens have spread to drinking water wells. Mather AFB tested 10 wells
Costa Mesa ANG
for PFAS in 2019. DoD's Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites that have not Achieved Response
Camp Haan
Board did not test the Western Municipal Water District for PFAS in 2019.DoD's Installation
Channel Islands ANG
Island ANG Station is Severely Contaminated with PFASA groundwater well was shown to contain 12,000
Imperial Beach
.The California Water Board did not test the California American Water Company's water for PFOS/PFAS
Travis AFB
Air Force BaseCarcinogenic PFAS-laced fire-fighting foam falls like snowflakes
Beale AFB
/1524589484.pdf Engineer's Report on PFAS Contamination at Beale Air
Coronado
& Nab Coronado Water District for PFAS in 2019.DoD's Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites
Forum Program
by the military’s use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS) in routine fire-fighting drills. Pat is a board ...
McClellan AFB
(PFOS) 10PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) 2.3PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID (PFHxA) 4.5First round of PFAS