New Mexico state officials on Oct. 23 presented the results of a $1.2 million project to test the blood of people living near Cannon Air Force Base for forever chemicals during a public meeting in Clovis, New Mexico.
The tests found one or more forever chemicals—or or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—in the blood of 99.7 percent of people tested. At least one of 16 PFAS chemicals was found across all 628 samples tested, with the most common being those found in firefighting foam.
According to the report, the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force did not participate in the testing program….