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Study: Toxic contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod could persist for centuries

Toxic PFAS chemicals from a fire training site at Joint Base Cape Cod are still leaching into groundwater decades after training took place, according to a new study from Harvard researchers. The site was contaminated with PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam.

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Study: Toxic contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod could persist for centuries

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