Study: 'Forever Chemicals' in Blood of 99.7% of People Tested Near Cannon AFB

Study: 'Forever chemicals' in blood of 99.7% of people tested near Cannon AFB

A study found 99.7% of people tested, who lived or worked near Cannon Air Force Base, had one or more "forever chemicals" in their blood.

PFAS found in residents' blood during testing near Cannon Air Force Base

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — A blood testing study found 99.7% participants living or working near Cannon Air Force Base had one or more PFAS substances in their blood, according to the New Mexico Environment Department. Residents near the base of the contamination plume were three times more likely to have elevated levels. State looks for judge to order Air Force to allow PFAS samples at Cannon AFB The results of the $1.2 million testing proje…

NMED, NMDOH Study Shows Military ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Blood Of Curry County New Mexico Residents

STATE News: SANTA FE — A first-of-its-kind blood testing study in New Mexico found that 99.7% participants living or working near Cannon Air Force Base had one or more per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” in their blood, with residents near the base’s contamination plume three times more likely to have elevated levels. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) release…

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in Clovis-area blood tests

Blood tests from all but two of more than 600 residents around Cannon Air Force Base found so-called “forever chemicals” associated with firefighting foams, which have contaminated surrounding groundwater, according to a report released Thursday by the New Mexico Environment…

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in Clovis-area blood tests, New Mexico environmental officials say

An undated photo of Jaben Richards, a program manager at the state's Groundwater Quality Bureau places a sign advertising blood testing in Curry County, New Mexico. (Courtesy of New Mexico Envrionment Department)Blood tests from all but two of more than 600 residents around Cannon Air Force Base found so-called “forever chemicals” associated with firefighting foams, which have contaminated surrounding groundwater, according to a report released …