Military Base Contamination in Ohio
6 installations in Ohio 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.
Air Force Plant 85
A former 420-acre Air Force aircraft plant in Columbus, Ohio, where decades of manufacturing contaminated soil and groundwater.
Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center (Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant)
A former Ohio ammunition plant, now an Army National Guard training center, with documented explosives, PFAS, metals and PCB contamination.
Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base
A profile of PFAS contamination concerns at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, home of Ohio's 179th Wing.
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
A profile of contamination concerns at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base near Columbus, Ohio, including PFAS, TCE, and fuel.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, an EPA Superfund site since 1989, has documented TCE, solvent, and fuel contamination, plus PFAS linked to decades of AFFF firefighting foam use.
Youngstown Air Reserve Station
An Air Force Reserve base in northeastern Ohio where AFFF firefighting foam has been associated with PFAS in groundwater.