Pease Air Force Base / Pease Tradeport

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA · New Hampshire

Air Force
National Guard

A drinking water well was closed in 2014 after PFAS detections; the site anchors a federal PFAS health study.

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Documented hazards

PFOS/PFOA in the Haven drinking water well

PFAS / PFOA / PFOS
Documented period
AFFF use from the 1970s; Haven well closed May 2014
Potential exposure pathways
Firefighting foam, Drinking water, Groundwater

What is documented

Firefighting foam use contaminated groundwater feeding a public supply well serving the former base and tradeport. The well was shut down in 2014 and the site was selected for a national PFAS health study.

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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