By MIKA KUNIYOSHI/ Staff Writer
September 25, 2022 at 15:38 JST
Soil samples collected from the Futenma No. 2 Elementary School in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, show extremely high levels of hazardous perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). (Mika Kuniyoshi)
GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Extremely high levels of a suspected carcinogen were detected in the grounds of an elementary school next to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma here, rekindling persistent health concerns over the handling of dangerous chemicals at U.S. military bases. [Read More]
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