SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane International Airport said testing results for 17 residential wells confirmed the presence of PFAS near the airport.
The Airport announced on Tuesday that it had received 287 requests from residents to sample drinking water wells within the testing boundary, which led to the 17 residential wells indication of PFAS near the airport.
PFAS, the abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, was first detected in the area around the International Airport in 2017, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology…