PFAS contamination has become a military-wide problem, with more than 700 military installations having either confirmed or suspected cases of contamination.
The U.S. Air Force Academy says unsafe levels of toxic chemicals from firefighting foam were found in groundwater at four sites on the Colorado campus.
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will work with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base to help clean up contaminated sites.
Groundwater near Georgia military bases remains contaminated from a toxic firefighting foam used for decades by the U.S. Air Force, prompting fears among residents about their exposure to the chemicals.
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