Military Base Contamination in Alabama
6 installations in Alabama are profiled on this site for documented environmental contamination. Each page covers what was found, the cleanup status, and the health concerns for those who served there.
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant
A former World War II explosives plant near Childersburg, Alabama, listed on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List in 1987.
Anniston Army Depot
An Alabama maintenance depot and EPA Superfund site with PCBs, solvents, and heavy metals documented in soil and groundwater.
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan, the former home of the Army Chemical Corps School in Anniston, Alabama, has been associated with TCE, PCE, PCB, heavy metal, and radiological contamination concerns.
Fort Novosel
Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) in Alabama has documented PFAS in groundwater tied to past AFFF firefighting foam use.
Maxwell Air Force Base (Maxwell-Gunter)
An overview of PFAS concerns from decades of firefighting foam use at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal, an Army installation near Huntsville, Alabama, is an EPA Superfund site where TCE, solvents, heavy metals, and PFAS have raised potential exposure concerns.