This story about contaminated water takes place in Canada at a military base. Base residents are concerned about their health.<\/p>\n
While the Canadian military is indicating that they have been upfront, open and transparent about the contaminated water supply at 14 Wing Greenwood, base residents aren\u2019t so sure that is actually the case. Aside from the issue of honesty, many base residents are also checking out a viable alternative to drinking anything on base, water distillers.<\/p>\n
Evidently wells tested on the base have revealed extremely high levels of perfluoro-octane sulfonate; otherwise known as one of the additives in foam used to extinguish fires and integrated into water-repellant fabrics and clothing. The nearby village has been less than impressed with how the base handled its water issues.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until April 2010 that base personnel were told not to drink the tap water. That directive impacted close to 1,300 people. Everyone on base was supposedly (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This story about contaminated water takes place in Canada at a military base. Base residents are concerned about their health. While the Canadian military is indicating that they have been upfront, open and transparent about the contaminated water supply at…<\/span><\/p>\n