Researching PFAS Contamination
Caused by the Military in Vermont or Anywhere
(Burlington ANG Base - Home of the F-35)
Step by step instructions
Click on the AF site http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/
Select ANG up top
Click on Burlington
Under full document search, enter PFAS
Click search
Click on: Final Expanded Site Inspection Work Plan for PFAS (Part 1 of 5) (Transmittal Letter Attached)
Search for: “analytical results” go to result 3 of 16 to find a map labeled:
Figure 2.2 AOC 1 - Former FTA 1 (area of concern; Fire training Area 1)
Look for the highest reading of PFOS/PFOA. 72 ug/l That’s 72,000 ppt.
(Vermont's limit is 20 ppt in groundwater, so the Burlington ANG is 3,600 times over Vermont's limit. Also, the military is only providing analytical results for two types of PFAS - (PFOS & PFOA).
Search for "Surface Water" and go to result 5 of 80: It gives you VT’s guidance. For instance, VT says 20 ng/l for GW. That’s 20 ppt. The base has PFOS/PFOA up to 72,000 ppt in one spot.
Again, the ANG is only giving us values for PFOS/PFOA. Read this and see what folks near George AFB have in their water. https://www.militarypoisons.org/george-pfas.html There are 6,000+ varieties of PFAS and the world only seems to be talking about two,
Search for groundwater flow: You’ll quickly find it is to the N or NW toward the Winooski. From Google maps, houses appear to have municipal water and that is fortunate, although the plume may have traveled north and west far beyond the town by now and much of the poison has been carried down the Winooski.
Search for: Surface water drainage:
Surface water drainage at Burlington ANG Base occurs through numerous streams along the western and northern boundaries of the Burlington airport with predominant drainage northward to the Winooski River. Muddy Brook flows along the eastern airport north boundary toward the Winooski River
Search for sewer:
Sewer outfalls are NE of the runway.
Search for treatment:
“Until recently, shallow groundwater intercepted by the groundwater collection trench was pumped to the Base sewer lift station and ultimately to the Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in South Burlington, Vermont (CH2M HILL, 2015). Unvalidated analytical results for a water sample collected by USEPA from the groundwater collection trench sump on May 18, 2016, showed PFOS and PFOA concentration of 38 ug/l and 9.3 ug//l. (38,000 ppt and 9,3000 ppt)”
Concerned citizens must discover where the sludge is applied to farm fields. The crops grown from those fields may be unsuitable for human or animal consumption.
Search for: Incinerartion:
“IDW (investigation derived waste) will be characterized and managed accordingly. IDW that is impacted with PFAS will be disposed of through high-temperature incineration while unimpacted soils will be disposed of onsite or at local landfills.”
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/27/toxic-firefighting-foam-pfas-pfoa/
Search for Transport to pick up clues on the company that ships PFAS to offsite locations. Who is Parsons, Inc.?
https://www.parsons.com/ What role do they play in shipping PFAS and/or guaranteeing your health?
So, the ANG has contaminated your soil, groundwater, surface water, your river, your lake, your farms, and your air with chemicals that don’t go away and may be around for a thousand years to harm your progeny.
You must warn women who may be pregnant not to drink water with PFAS. Test the farm soils. Test the produce. Test the private wells. Test the municipal wells. Test the river water. Test Lake Champlain. Test the seafood. The number way people who ingest the stuff is through eating seafood. PFAS is bioaccumulative and sea life soaks it up.
See this piece on how this works: https://www.militarypoisons.org/webster-field.html
Click on the AF site http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/
Select ANG up top
Click on Burlington
Under full document search, enter PFAS
Click search
Click on: Final Expanded Site Inspection Work Plan for PFAS (Part 1 of 5) (Transmittal Letter Attached)
Search for: “analytical results” go to result 3 of 16 to find a map labeled:
Figure 2.2 AOC 1 - Former FTA 1 (area of concern; Fire training Area 1)
Look for the highest reading of PFOS/PFOA. 72 ug/l That’s 72,000 ppt.
(Vermont's limit is 20 ppt in groundwater, so the Burlington ANG is 3,600 times over Vermont's limit. Also, the military is only providing analytical results for two types of PFAS - (PFOS & PFOA).
Search for "Surface Water" and go to result 5 of 80: It gives you VT’s guidance. For instance, VT says 20 ng/l for GW. That’s 20 ppt. The base has PFOS/PFOA up to 72,000 ppt in one spot.
Again, the ANG is only giving us values for PFOS/PFOA. Read this and see what folks near George AFB have in their water. https://www.militarypoisons.org/george-pfas.html There are 6,000+ varieties of PFAS and the world only seems to be talking about two,
Search for groundwater flow: You’ll quickly find it is to the N or NW toward the Winooski. From Google maps, houses appear to have municipal water and that is fortunate, although the plume may have traveled north and west far beyond the town by now and much of the poison has been carried down the Winooski.
Search for: Surface water drainage:
Surface water drainage at Burlington ANG Base occurs through numerous streams along the western and northern boundaries of the Burlington airport with predominant drainage northward to the Winooski River. Muddy Brook flows along the eastern airport north boundary toward the Winooski River
Search for sewer:
Sewer outfalls are NE of the runway.
Search for treatment:
“Until recently, shallow groundwater intercepted by the groundwater collection trench was pumped to the Base sewer lift station and ultimately to the Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in South Burlington, Vermont (CH2M HILL, 2015). Unvalidated analytical results for a water sample collected by USEPA from the groundwater collection trench sump on May 18, 2016, showed PFOS and PFOA concentration of 38 ug/l and 9.3 ug//l. (38,000 ppt and 9,3000 ppt)”
Concerned citizens must discover where the sludge is applied to farm fields. The crops grown from those fields may be unsuitable for human or animal consumption.
Search for: Incinerartion:
“IDW (investigation derived waste) will be characterized and managed accordingly. IDW that is impacted with PFAS will be disposed of through high-temperature incineration while unimpacted soils will be disposed of onsite or at local landfills.”
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/27/toxic-firefighting-foam-pfas-pfoa/
Search for Transport to pick up clues on the company that ships PFAS to offsite locations. Who is Parsons, Inc.?
https://www.parsons.com/ What role do they play in shipping PFAS and/or guaranteeing your health?
So, the ANG has contaminated your soil, groundwater, surface water, your river, your lake, your farms, and your air with chemicals that don’t go away and may be around for a thousand years to harm your progeny.
You must warn women who may be pregnant not to drink water with PFAS. Test the farm soils. Test the produce. Test the private wells. Test the municipal wells. Test the river water. Test Lake Champlain. Test the seafood. The number way people who ingest the stuff is through eating seafood. PFAS is bioaccumulative and sea life soaks it up.
See this piece on how this works: https://www.militarypoisons.org/webster-field.html