THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 6, 2020 at 16:25 JST
A part of a Tokyo metropolitan government document shows the levels of PFOS and PFOA at wells monitored in the vicinity of Yokota Air Base. (Yuji Moronaga)
High levels of harmful organic chemicals were detected in a well in the vicinity of Yokota Air Base, and Japanese authorities suspect the contamination may be due to activity at the U.S. military facility in western Tokyo. [Read More]
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