Military Base Contamination in Massachusetts
8 installations in Massachusetts 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.
Barnes Air National Guard Base
Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts has been associated with PFAS groundwater contamination from firefighting foam.
Former Naval Air Station South Weymouth
A look at contamination concerns and ongoing CERCLA cleanup at the former Naval Air Station South Weymouth in Massachusetts.
Fort Devens
Fort Devens, a former Army post in Massachusetts listed as a Superfund site in 1989, has documented TCE, benzene, PCB, heavy metal, and PFAS contamination.
Hanscom Air Force Base
Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is a Superfund site with documented solvent, fuel, and PFAS concerns.
Joint Base Cape Cod (Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards)
Joint Base Cape Cod, a Superfund site since 1989, sits atop Cape Cod's sole-source aquifer, where fuel spills, solvents and firefighting foam created groundwater plumes containing TCE, benzene and PFAS.
Natick Soldier Systems Center
Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts is an Army research facility placed on the Superfund National Priorities List in 1994.
Watertown Arsenal (Army Materials Technology Laboratory)
A former Army arsenal and materials research lab in Watertown, Massachusetts, listed as a Superfund site in 1994 and deleted in 2006.
Westover Air Reserve Base
A profile of PFAS and AFFF contamination concerns at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts.