The base pollutes the Patuxent and Potomac rivers. Groundwater from numerous sites on base where PFAS-laden foams were used move east toward the Patuxent as well as west toward the Potomac. Meanwhile, surface water from the base travels to Piscataway Creek, Cabin Branch Creek, Henson Creek, and Meetinghouse Branch, emptying waters to both rivers. Andrews, the “Home of Air Force 1” is the only base in the state known to poison both the Patuxent and the Potomac.
PFAS may travel for miles. It contaminates fish and sickens people who consume it.
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Do Not Eat the Fish
Seafood often contains high levels of toxic PFAS.
PFAS (per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances) used in firefighting foams on military installations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have contaminated the seafood taken from these waters. The toxic foams have been allowed to seep into the ground and surface water to poison aquatic life.
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