Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, USA · Florida

Navy

Superfund installation with documented solvent, PCB, and PFAS contamination from aircraft maintenance and fire training.

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Documented hazards

PCBs in sediment and soil near industrial and drainage areas

PCBs
Documented period
Historic industrial operations; investigation from the 1980s
Potential exposure pathways
Soil, Groundwater

What is documented

Navy and EPA investigations documented PCBs in on-base sediments associated with historic maintenance and disposal practices.

Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location

VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.

PFAS associated with fire training areas

PFAS / PFOA / PFOS
Documented period
AFFF use from the 1970s onward
Potential exposure pathways
Firefighting foam, Groundwater

What is documented

Aqueous film-forming foam used in fire training is documented as a PFAS source at Navy air stations, with ongoing assessment under the DoD cleanup program.

Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location

VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.

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