Forever Chemicals – How the US military contaminated the drinking water for 450,000 Okinawans
見えない侵入者 ～米軍基地から漏れ出す 永遠の化学物質～
ANNnewsCH -- Aug 16
In 2016, residents of Okinawa Prefecture learned their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of harmful PFAS, aka “Forever Chemicals.”
They suspected the source of the contamination was Kadena Air Base, the largest US Air Force base in the Pacific, but the military refused to allow Okinawan officials to inspect the facility.
Five years have passed; the US military continues to deny access to Kadena Air Base and it refuses to admit responsibility for the ongoing contamination.
Now, this TV documentary from Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting Corporation uses records obtained via the US Freedom of Information Act, whistleblower footage and government reports to reveal the truth behind one of the worst cases of environmental damage in recent Japanese history: how the US military contaminated the drinking water for 450,000 Okinawans.
Aug 16 () - 2016年、沖縄県は、45万人の取水源となっている川や地下水が、有機フッ素化合物PFOS／PFOA（ピーフォス／ピーフォア）で汚染されていることを公表した。それは環境中で分解されにくく、人体に取り込まれると蓄積されるため、国際条約で規制されている。
しかも汚染源は米軍基地内にあるとみられていた。
番組では、米国防総省の文書などからフェンスの中で何が起きているのかに迫る。また、独自に入手した嘉手納基地地下の帯水層の資料から、米軍の水支配について考える。
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