Due to firefighters and trainees using AFFF excessively, over 700 military bases nationwide have become contaminated with PFAS.
While most of these installations have been deemed Superfund sites by the Environmental Protection Agency, cleanup activities have been performed only at some military bases.
Removing PFAS from the soil and water is a difficult and challenging endeavor, as these chemicals do not break down and can persist for over a thousand years in the environment. The agency uses granular activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and high-pressure membrane systems to clean up water supplies and adsorption, filtration, thermal treatment, chemical oxidation/reduction, and soil washing to remove PFAS from the soil.
Because cleaning up these highly toxic chemicals from the environment takes a lot of time, few military bases are completely safe to inhabit at the moment. The following are some of the most heavily contaminated military facilities in the country and their current status:
- Alameda Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1999, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Brooks Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup endeavors are not being performed at the military base
- Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and the environment of the military base is now safe
- Camp Mabry: has not been deemed a Superfund site, and cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Chanute Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 2000, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Charleston Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- China Lake Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Dallas Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Dover Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Eielson Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Ellsworth Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- England Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Grand Forks Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Jacksonville Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Joint Base Langley-Eustis: was deemed a Superfund site in 1994, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Joint Base San Antonio: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Kadena Air Base: has not been deemed a Superfund site, and cleanup activities are not being performed at the military base
- Keesler Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- MacDill Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton: was deemed a Superfund site, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Marine Corps Base Quantico: was deemed a Superfund site in 1993, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Minot Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Moody Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Myrtle Beach Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- NAS Oceana Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Naval Base San Diego: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Naval Station Mayport: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Naval Station Newport: was deemed a Superfund site in 1992, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Nellis Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Patrick Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Pease Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1991, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Peterson Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Plattsburgh Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1989, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Port Hueneme Naval Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Redstone Arsenal Army Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1994, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Roosevelt Roads Naval Station: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Shaw Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Sheppard Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, but cleanup activities are not being carried out at the military base
- Tyndall Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site in 1997, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
- Wurtsmith Air Force Base: was deemed a Superfund site, and cleanup activities are currently ongoing at the military base
If you spent at least one cumulative year at one of these military bases, either as a veteran or a family member of one, and now struggle with a disease related to toxic exposure, we encourage you to contact our expert team for a free of charge case evaluation, as you might be eligible to file a claim. The process is simple and will require minimal involvement on your part, as we understand how overwhelming suffering from a serious illness can be.
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With over 35 years of experience in assessing toxic exposure cases, our team of professionals can efficiently help you find out whether you are entitled to compensation. If you are a veteran or a family member of one whose health was impacted by toxic exposure at military bases, do not hesitate to contact us, and we will help you determine whether you are eligible to file a claim. Eligible individuals will be put in touch with a reliable, specialized attorney.
