Agent Orange, Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit, Gulf War, Ionizing Radiation, Toxic Embedded Fragments, and contaminated drinking water are just a few of the toxic exposures men and women who serve are exposed to.
#FightForZero will continue to advocate for health registries for veterans who had exposure to certain environmental hazards, by working with leaders to provide the necessary care and resources to help those suffering and support comprehensive research on #ToxicExposure. To learn more about these exposures take a look through the videos below:
PFAS Contamination: PFAS, short for per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substances, have seeped into the groundwater and at times spread into drinking water by way of firefighting foam runoff. Watch Dark Waters the movie to learn more about these forever chemicals.
Burn Pits: Toxic smoke from burning many tons of assorted waste. Active duty report respiratory difficulties and headache in some cases. The type of waste burned was plastics, batteries, appliances, medicine, dead animals, and even human body parts with jet fuel being used as a n accelerant.
Air Force Civil Engineer Center
Restoration Advisory Board (RAB): Provides DoD's cleanup program and meant to increase public participation.
The Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals
Florida Superfund Site Profiles:
Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida
Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
USN Air Station Cecil Field, Florida
Whiting Field Naval Air Station, Florida
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