If you worked at George Air Force Base’s bomb dump, trained in the Southeast Disposal Area (SEDA), or rode dirt bikes on the base’s motocross (Mx) track, all of which were located south of Air Base Rd. In that case, you may have been exposed to unsafe levels of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and Chemical Warfare Materials (CWM). These highly hazardous materials were [Read More…]
The Air Force deliberately misled the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Congress, and the American people about the toxic substances present at George AFB, CA. They failed to disclose the Completed Exposure Pathways (CEPs) and potential health threat to base personnel and their family members, including children and pregnant women (developing fetuses); civilian employees; and the surrounding community. The ATSDR relied on the [Read More…]
If you played (as a child), lived next to, played golf, or worked at the West Winds Golf Course from 1965 to 1981, you were most likely exposed to unsafe levels of partially treated sewage and industrial waste containing known carcinogens. Before 1965, George AFB discharged its industrial waste into the Mojave River. On November 17, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive [Read More…]
The Air Forced just released the test results for PFAS at private and municipal supply wells near the southeast corner of George AFB, where the production wells for George AFB were located. ALL of the wells that were tested had detectable levels of PFAS, and one well exceeded the US EPA health advisory (HA) level of 70 ppt. These results are significant because, [Read More…]
If you worked, lived, or went to school in a building built before the late 1980s, on George AFB, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of chlordane and other organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). These OCPs are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), are toxic chemicals that adversely affect human health and the environment, and the DOD banned their use in the late 1980’s. [Read More…]
If you were a child that lived or went to daycare/school on George AFB, before 1978, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of lead-based paint (LBP). The buildings constructed before 1978, when the DOD banned the use of LBP, are likely to contain one or more coats of LBP. In addition, some facilities constructed immediately after the ban may also contain LBP, [Read More…]
If you worked, lived, or went to school in a building built before 1980, on George AFB, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of asbestos. “There are 1,970 buildings on-base (including 1,641 housing units) with a total square footage of floor space of 4,629,926, approximately 10 percent of which has been surveyed for asbestos. Forty percent of those facilities tested had asbestos containing [Read More…]
If you worked or lived next to the west side of George AFB, worked at an engine test cell or the weapons test bunker, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of fission byproducts (radioactive dust) from the decontamination of aircraft and equipment used in the nuclear bomb test at Nevada Test Site (NTS). Aircraft from George AFB participated in the US Atmospheric Nuclear [Read More…]
If you lived in George AFB’s Family Housing, built before 1988, you were probably exposed to unsafe levels of chlordane and other organochlorine pesticides (“OCPs”). The Air Force knew that the housing and soil under/around the base housing were contaminated with unsafe levels of OCPs that could present a risk to human health. Additionally, the Air Force knew that there was NO safe [Read More…]
If you worked, lived, or went to school on George AFB you were probably exposed to unsafe levels known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers. George AFB had over a dozen unlined open-air burn pits and two old style incinerators (without an air scrubber to remove toxic chemicals). Known carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers were released into the atmosphere and pose both acute and chronic health hazards to civilians, [Read More…]
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