Alaska
Military Base Contamination in Alaska
3 installations in Alaska are profiled on this site for documented environmental contamination. Each page covers what was found, the cleanup status, and the health concerns for those who served there.
Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska is a Superfund site where fuel, solvents, and PFAS from firefighting foam contaminated groundwater that migrated into the nearby Moose Creek community.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright, the Army's Arctic post near Fairbanks, Alaska, is a 1990 Superfund site where fuel spills, solvent plumes, and AFFF-related PFAS have been documented in groundwater.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska combines two Superfund sites where fuels, solvents, and PFAS firefighting foam have been documented in soil and groundwater.