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    Camp Lejeune conducts water well testing

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.19.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers 

    Marine Corps Installations East       

    Navy contracted drillers fill a plastic sleeve with soil from a recently drilled well. A geologist will gather soil samples from this soil core to be tested for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Monitoring well installation occurred on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2020. PFAS is man-made chemicals that have been used clothing, food packaging and carpeting. PFAS are man-made chemicals commonly used for clothing, food packaging and carpeting and have the potential to be toxic. Frequent testing is done to ensure drinking water on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River is safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers)

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    Date Taken: 08.19.2020
    Date Posted: 10.15.2020 09:31
    Photo ID: 6390778
    VIRIN: 200819-M-ZF985-1209
    Resolution: 4235x2823
    Size: 1.9 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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