GINOWAN, OKINAWA PREF. 每 Residents of Okinawa Prefecture are increasingly concerned over the appearance of mysterious white foam from maintenance holes near U.S. military facilities in the prefecture.
A civic group has asked the U.S. military to agree to conduct on-site investigations of U.S. bases for possible leaks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 〞 organic fluorine compounds suspected of damaging human health.
But the military has refused to accede to the request. The source of the foam remains unknown.
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