Asbestos
Mesothelioma and Navy Veterans: The Asbestos Legacy
Why Navy veterans face elevated rates of asbestos-related mesothelioma, how the VA evaluates these claims, and what veterans and families can do.
Former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
The former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, a historic Navy installation closed under BRAC, has been associated with several environmental contaminants.
Naval Station Mayport
A profile of Naval Station Mayport in Florida and the PFAS, AFFF, and asbestos concerns documented there.
U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot
A former U.S. Army chemical-weapons storage depot in Pueblo County, Colorado, with documented contamination concerns and ongoing groundwater cleanup.
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
A former Army propellant plant near De Soto, Kansas, where soil and groundwater contamination is being addressed under a long-running KDHE-overseen cleanup.
Adak Naval Air Station
A former 76,000-acre Navy installation in the Aleutians, placed on the EPA Superfund list in 1994 over fuel, PCB, and solvent contamination.
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant
A former World War II explosives plant near Childersburg, Alabama, listed on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List in 1987.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
A profile of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, and the environmental concerns tied to its cleanup.
Naval Construction Battalion Center Davisville
A former Navy Seabee base in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, listed as a Superfund site in 1989 for soil and groundwater contamination.
Naval Education and Training Center Newport
An overview of documented contamination and ongoing federal cleanup at the Navy's education and training complex in Newport, Rhode Island.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine is a former Superfund site associated with PCBs, metals, benzene, and PFAS.
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant
A former Army munitions plant near Modesto, California, listed as an EPA Superfund site in 1990, primarily over heavy-metal groundwater contamination.
Savanna Army Depot Activity
A former 13,000 acre Army proof, test, and ordnance storage depot in Illinois, listed as a Superfund site in 1989.
Sharpe Army Depot
Sharpe Army Depot near Lathrop, California is an NPL Superfund site where groundwater was contaminated with TCE and other solvents.
West Virginia Ordnance Works
A former WWII Army TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, now a Superfund site and wildlife management area.
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri, a Superfund site since 1987, has documented TCE, solvent, PCB, heavy metal, and asbestos contamination from decades of munitions production.
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
MCAS Yuma in Arizona was added to the Superfund list in 1990 after solvents such as TCE and PCE were found in groundwater beneath the air station.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington is an EPA Superfund site where heavy metals, PCBs, and asbestos have raised concerns about potential health risks for workers and veterans.
Camp Lejeune
One of the largest Marine Corps bases in the country, and the site of one of the most serious drinking-water contaminations in U.S. history.
Fort Hood
A major Army training hub in Killeen, Texas, with concerns about PFAS, AFFF, PCBs, and asbestos exposure on base.
Fort Bragg
One of the world's largest Army installations, with documented concerns about PFAS and other contaminants affecting soldiers and families.
Schofield Barracks
A historic Army post in central Oahu where asbestos, lead paint, and groundwater contaminants have raised health concerns.