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Research Confirms Blood Toxicity from Firefighting Foam Used at Peterson AFB

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Person wearing protective gear holding contaminated water

A partner study with Colorado School of Public Health and Colorado School of Mines, led by John Adgate, professor of environmental and occupational health has revealed increased blood toxicity in residents near Peterson Air Force Base, due to drinking water contamination from firefighting foam the facility has used in the past. It has affected the towns of Security, Widefield and Fountain, at least.  

Read news coverage in the The Gazette.