Military toxic exposure
What were you exposed to, and what are you owed?
Contamination records for 297 U.S. military installations, the cancers linked to service, and the VA benefits that follow. Plain language, drawn from official records.
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- Military sites profiled
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- Cancer guides
- 8
- Military job exposure guides
- 16
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Known contaminants
The substances that show up again and again in military contamination records.
PCBs
Industrial chemicals used in electrical equipment, banned for decades but persistent in the environment at many bases.
Asbestos
Once standard in military construction and shipbuilding, asbestos exposure is linked to mesothelioma and lung cancer.
PFOS
A PFAS compound central to military firefighting foam, now phased out but persistent in groundwater at many bases.
PFOA
A PFAS chemical formerly used in manufacturing, associated with kidney and testicular cancer in exposure studies.
AFFF
Aqueous film-forming foam used for decades in military firefighting, a major source of PFAS exposure on bases.
TCE
An industrial degreaser found in contaminated groundwater at bases like Camp Lejeune, classified as a human carcinogen.
PFAS
Persistent man-made "forever chemicals" used in firefighting foam and consumer products, linked to cancer and other health effects.
Affected bases
Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
An overview of documented PFAS contamination and ongoing CERCLA cleanup at the Air National Guard training center in Alpena, Michigan.
Altus Air Force Base
Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma has been associated with PFAS contamination linked to firefighting foam used in training.
Arnold Air Force Base
Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee has been associated with PFAS, PCBs, and chlorinated solvent contamination tied to decades of aerospace testing and fire training.
Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Sauk County, Wisconsin produced military propellants and left widespread groundwater contamination now under cleanup.
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana has faced concerns about PFAS groundwater contamination tied to decades of firefighting foam use.
Barnes Air National Guard Base
Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts has been associated with PFAS groundwater contamination from firefighting foam.
Battle Creek Air National Guard Base
Battle Creek Air National Guard Base in Michigan is being investigated for PFAS in soil and groundwater linked to past firefighting foam use.
Beale Air Force Base
A profile of contamination concerns and environmental cleanup at Beale Air Force Base in California.
Blue Grass Army Depot
An active Army depot near Richmond, Kentucky, once home to a chemical-weapons stockpile and now under review for PFAS in nearby water.
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TERA Medical Opinions: How VA Evaluates Toxic-Exposure Claims
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